Out-of-bounds Read in Sandboxie-Plus Sandboxie
CVE-2025-46716
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 version 1.15.12, Api_SetSecureParam fails to sanitize incoming pointers, and implicitly trusts that the pointer the user has passed in is safe to read from. SetRegValue then reads an arbitrary address, which can be a kernel pointer, into a HKLM Security SBIE registry value. This can later be retrieved by API_GET_SECURE_PARAM. Version 1.15.12 fixes the issue.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (11.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie — versions >= 1.3.0, < 1.15.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46716?
- CVE-2025-46716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sandboxie-Plus Sandboxie, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46716?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-46716 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.