Vulnerability in Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie
CVE-2018-18748
Sandboxie 5.26 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("cmd") or os.system("powershell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because the observed behavior is consistent with the prod…
EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie — versions 5.26
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- nvd@nist.gov (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18748?
- CVE-2018-18748 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18748?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18748 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.