CVE-2025-54422 Sandboxie exposes encrypted sandbox key during password change
An attacker can intercept sandbox passwords via command-line arguments during password changes, exposing credentials to any process in the user session.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54422?
CVE-2025-54422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in sandboxie-plus Sandboxie, published on 29 Jul 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. 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54422?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sandboxie-Plus Sandboxie.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54422?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54422 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-54422 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in sandboxie-plus Sandboxie
- CVE-2018-18748 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2025-64721 Sandboxie's Integer Overflow in SbieIniServer::RC4Crypt allows sandbox escape and SYSTEM compromise
- CVE-2026-34458 Sandboxie-Plus privilege escalation via INI CRLF injection bypassing EditAdminOnly
- CVE-2024-49360 Path traversal in Sandboxie
- CVE-2026-34459 Sandboxie-Plus sandbox escape via uninitialized memory leak and stack overflow in GetRawInputDeviceInfoSlave
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jp7r-vgv9-43p7.