How severe is CVE-2025-46716?

CVE-2025-46716 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability none.

Is CVE-2025-46716 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (9th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-46716?

CVE-2025-46716 affects Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46716?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-46716 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-46716 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-16167.

When was CVE-2025-46716 published?

CVE-2025-46716 was published on 2025-05-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-46716

CVE-2025-46716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-125.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (9th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-16167
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected product: Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie
Published: 2025-05-22
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. Starting in version 1.3.0 and prior to version 1.15.12, Api_SetSecureParam fails to sanitize incoming pointers, and implicitly trusts that the pointer the user has passed in is safe to read from. SetRegValue then reads an arbitrary address, which can be a kernel pointer, into a HKLM Security SBIE registry value. This can later be retrieved by API_GET_SECURE_PARAM. Version 1.15.12 fixes the issue.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-46716?: Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. Starting in version 1.3.0 and prior to version 1.15.12, Api_SetSecureParam fails to sanitize incoming pointers, and implicitly trusts that the pointer the user has passed in is safe to read from. SetRegValue then reads an arbitrary address, which can be a kernel pointer, into a HKLM Security SBIE registry value. This can later be retrieved by API_GET_SECURE_PARAM. Version 1.15.12 fixes the issue.
How severe is CVE-2025-46716?: CVE-2025-46716 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability none.
Is CVE-2025-46716 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (9th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-46716?: CVE-2025-46716 affects Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46716?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-46716 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-46716 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-16167.
When was CVE-2025-46716 published?: CVE-2025-46716 was published on 2025-05-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-3984-r877-q7xp

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:*

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