CVE-2025-54422

July 29, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

6.9
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Sandboxie
  • Sandboxie
  • <1.16.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-312
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a sandboxie sandboxie <1.16.2 / / / / windows / /

References

https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/commit/d107d5743880da28e782c1771b5246b2a512989a
https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/releases/tag/v1.16.2
https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-jp7r-vgv9-43p7
https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-jp7r-vgv9-43p7

Tags

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-312
2025-07-29
CVE-2025-54422

CVSS Score

6.9 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: July 29, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: July 29, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.