Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-54422Sandboxie exposes encrypted sandbox key during password change
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Sandboxie from sandboxie-plus. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 0% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. In versions 1.16.1 and below, a critical security vulnerability exists in password handling mechanisms. During encrypted sandbox creation, user passwords are transmitted via shared memory, exposing them to potential interception. The vulnerability is particularly severe during password modification operations, where both old and new passwords are passed as plaintext command-line arguments to the Imbox process without any encryption or obfuscation. This implementation flaw allows any process within the user session, including unprivileged processes, to retrieve these sensitive credentials by reading the command-line arguments, thereby bypassing standard privilege requirements and creating a significant security risk. This is fixed in version 1.16.2.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sandboxie-plus | Sandboxie | < 1.16.2 |
Weakness: CWE-312, CWE-322, CWE-497, CWE-522 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N