CVE-2025-46714 Sandboxie has Pool Buffer Overflow in SbieDrv.sys API (API_GET_SECURE_PARAM)

High 7.8 Published Updated

An integer overflow in Sandboxie's kernel driver allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-46714?

CVE-2025-46714 is a high-severity vulnerability in sandboxie-plus Sandboxie, published on 22 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46714?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sandboxie-Plus Sandboxie.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-46714 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-46714 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5h5-54gp-xh4q.

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