CVE-2026-34462: Sandboxie · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affects SandboxieSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High : upgrade to 1.17.3 soon.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.17.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Sandboxie and sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie to 1.17.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sandboxie-plusSandboxie | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubsandboxie-plus/Sandboxiepkg:github/sandboxie-plus/SandboxieOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability is fixed in Sandboxie-Plus version 1.17.3. Users should upgrade to version 1.17.3 or later to remediate this issue. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
Sandboxie-Plus is an open source sandbox-based isolation software for Windows. In versions 1.17.2 and earlier, several ProcessServer handlers (KillAllHandler, SuspendAllHandler, and RunSandboxedHandler) copy a WCHAR boxname[34] field from request structures into WCHAR[40] stack buffers using wcscpy without verifying null termination. Because the service pipe accepts variable-length packets larger than the request structure, an attacker can fill the boxname field with non-zero data and append additional controlled wide characters after the structure.wcscpy then reads past the fixed field and overflows the destination stack buffer. The service pipe is created with a NULL DACL, allowing any local process to connect, and the unsafe copy occurs before authorization checks. This can lead to a crash of the SbieSvc service or potential code execution as SYSTEM. This issue has been fixed in version 1.17.3.