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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-27 | Published 2026-05-05 | Updated 2026-05-07 | Assigner GitHub_M




HIGH: 8.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Problem types

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-170: Improper Null Termination

Product status

< 1.17.3
affected

References

github.com/...dboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8x-f33g-vwfg

cve.org (CVE-2026-34464)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-34464)

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