VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-18748
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.
CRITICAL 10.0EPSS 2.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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
- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.43% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sandboxie-plus/sandboxie
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/sandboxescape/Sandboxie-5.26-Sandbox-Escape-Exploit/blob/2632a5f7409e52b2e020f5d4467fa019f9095e73/README.docBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sandboxescape/Sandboxie-5.26-Sandbox-Escape-Exploit/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sandboxescape/Sandboxie-5.26-Sandbox-Escape-Exploit/blob/2632a5f7409e52b2e020f5d4467fa019f9095e73/README.docBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.