Buffer overflow in Sandboxie-Plus Sandboxie
CVE-2025-46714
Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. Starting in version 1.3.0 and prior to 1.15.12, API_GET_SECURE_PARAM has an arithmetic overflow leading to a small memory allocation and then a extremely large copy into the small allocation. Version 1.15.12 fixes the issue.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (14.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Sandboxie-Plus Sandboxie — versions >= 1.3.0, < 1.15.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-c5h5-54gp-xh4q (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46714?
- CVE-2025-46714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sandboxie-Plus Sandboxie, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46714?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-46714 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.