CVE-2018-18748 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00803.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Sandboxie-plus	Sandboxie

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/sandboxescape/Sandboxie-5.26-Sandbox-Escape-Exploit/
https://github.com/sandboxescape/Sandboxie-5.26-Sandbox-Escape-Exploit/blob/2632a5f7409e52b2e020f5d4467fa019f9095e73/README.doc

History

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie-plus sandboxie
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie:sandboxie:5.26:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:sandboxie-plus:sandboxie:5.26:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Sandboxie Sandboxie sandboxie	Sandboxie-plus Sandboxie-plus sandboxie

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-10-28T03:00:00

Updated: 2024-11-14T20:26:24.240Z

Reserved: 2018-10-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-18748

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:16:00.389Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-29T12:29:09.413

Modified: 2025-08-04T20:00:30.827

Link: CVE-2018-18748

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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