Path traversal in Sandboxie
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. An authenticated user (**UserA**) with no privileges is authorized to read all files created in sandbox belonging to other users in the sandbox folders `C:\Sandbox\UserB\xxx`. An authenticated attacker who can use `explorer.exe` or `cmd.exe` outside any sandbox can read other users' files in `C:\Sandbox\xxx`. By default in Windows 7+, the `C:\Users\UserA` folder is not readable by **UserB**. All files edited or created during the sandbox processing are affected by the vulnerability. All files in C:\Users are safe. If `UserB` runs a cmd in a sandbox, he will be able to access `C:\Sandox\UserA`. In addition, if **UserB** create a folder `C:\Sandbox\UserA` with malicious ACLs, when **UserA** will user the sandbox, Sandboxie doesn't reset ACLs ! This issue has not yet been fixed. Users are advised to limit access to their systems using Sandboxie.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sandboxie-plus | Sandboxie | < v1.14.6 / 5.69.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sandboxie Vendorsandboxie-plus Affected < v1.14.6 / 5.69.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:* | before 1.14.6 | Vulnerable | sandboxie-plus |
| cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | before 5.69.6 | Vulnerable | sandboxie-plus |
- cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:* Versions before 1.14.6 Vulnerable ·sandboxie-plus
- cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* Versions before 5.69.6 Vulnerable ·sandboxie-plus
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49360
References
More sandboxie-plus Sandboxie vulnerabilities
- 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-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
- TI-2025-29385 Sandboxie has Pool Buffer Overflow in SbieDrv.sys API (API_GET_SECURE_PARAM) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
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