CVE-2025-54422

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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:*

History

04 Aug 2025, 17:30

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Summary
  • (es) Sandboxie es un software de aislamiento basado en un entorno de pruebas para sistemas operativos Windows NT de 32 y 64 bits. En las versiones 1.16.1 y anteriores, existe una vulnerabilidad crítica de seguridad en los mecanismos de gestión de contraseñas. Durante la creación de un entorno de pruebas cifrado, las contraseñas de usuario se transmiten a través de memoria compartida, lo que las expone a posibles interceptaciones. La vulnerabilidad es especialmente grave durante las operaciones de modificación de contraseñas, donde tanto las contraseñas antiguas como las nuevas se pasan como argumentos de línea de comandos de texto plano al proceso Imbox sin cifrado ni ofuscación. Esta falla de implementación permite que cualquier proceso dentro de la sesión del usuario, incluidos los procesos sin privilegios, recupere estas credenciales confidenciales leyendo los argumentos de la línea de comandos, eludiendo así los requisitos de privilegios estándar y creando un riesgo de seguridad significativo. Esto se ha corregido en la versión 1.16.2.
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/commit/d107d5743880da28e782c1771b5246b2a512989a - () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/commit/d107d5743880da28e782c1771b5246b2a512989a - Patch
References () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/releases/tag/v1.16.2 - () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/releases/tag/v1.16.2 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-jp7r-vgv9-43p7 - () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-jp7r-vgv9-43p7 - Vendor Advisory
First Time Sandboxie-plus
Sandboxie-plus sandboxie

29 Jul 2025, 14:15

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References () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-jp7r-vgv9-43p7 - () https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-jp7r-vgv9-43p7 -

29 Jul 2025, 13:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-07-29 13:15

Updated : 2025-08-04 17:30


NVD link : CVE-2025-54422

Mitre link : CVE-2025-54422

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-54422


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Products Affected

sandboxie-plus

  • sandboxie
CWE
CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CWE-322

Key Exchange without Entity Authentication

CWE-497

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials