TI-2018-13265 Aliases CVE-2018-18748 GHSA-chm9-whw5-45wx

Sandboxie 5.26 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by…

MEDIUM 53Published 2018-10-28 · Updated 2024-11-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Sandboxie 5.26 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("cmd") or os.system("powershell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because the observed behavior is consistent with the product's intended functionality

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02428 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:5.26:::::::*	5.26	Vulnerable	sandboxie-plus

cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.26 Vulnerable ·sandboxie-plus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18748
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chm9-whw5-45wx

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/sandboxescape/Sandboxie-5.26-Sandbox-Escape-Exploit/

Advisory 1

https://github.com/sandboxescape/Sandboxie-5.26-Sandbox-Escape-Exploit/blob/2632a5f7409e52b2e020f5d4467fa019f9095e73/README.doc

TI-2025-40067 Sandboxie's Integer Overflow in SbieIniServer::RC4Crypt allows sandbox escape and SYSTEM compromise CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2026-26723 Sandboxie-Plus privilege escalation via INI CRLF injection bypassing EditAdminOnly CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2024-32948 Path traversal in Sandboxie CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.2
TI-2026-26724 Sandboxie-Plus sandbox escape via uninitialized memory leak and stack overflow in GetRawInputDeviceInfoSlave CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-25112 Sandboxie kernel driver denial of service via malformed IOCTL from sandboxed process CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
TI-2025-29386 Sandboxie Arbitrary Kernel Write in SbieDrv.sys API (API_GET_SECURE_PARAM) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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