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CVE-2026-34464: Sandboxie · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects SandboxieSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 1.17.3 soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
sandboxie-plusSandboxieAffected
  • <1.17.3
Fixed in
  • 1.17.3
GitHubsandboxie-plus/Sandboxiepkg:github/sandboxie-plus/SandboxieOther threatsAffected
  • <1.17.3
Fixed in
  • 1.17.3

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AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been fixed in Sandboxie-Plus version 1.17.3. Users should upgrade to version 1.17.3 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official software update. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor fix in version 1.17.3.

Description

Sandboxie-Plus is an open source sandbox-based isolation software for Windows. In versions 1.17.2 and earlier, NamedPipeServer::OpenHandler copies the server field from NAMED_PIPE_OPEN_REQ into a fixed WCHAR pipename[160] stack buffer using wcscat without verifying null termination. The handler only enforces a minimum packet size, and since the service pipe accepts variable-length messages, a sandboxed caller can fill the server[48] field with non-zero data and append additional controlled wide characters after the structure.wcscat then reads past the fixed field and overflows the stack buffer in the SYSTEM service. This message is restricted to sandboxed callers, making it a sandbox escape vector. 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.

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