CVE-2026-34527
MEDIUMSandboxie-Plus EditPassword hash entropy reduced from 160 bits to 80 bits due to incorrect nibble extraction
Title source: cnaDescription
Sandboxie-Plus is an open source sandbox-based isolation software for Windows. In versions 1.17.2 and earlier, SbieIniServer::HashPassword converts a SHA-1 digest to hexadecimal incorrectly. The high nibble of each byte is shifted right by 8 instead of 4, which always produces zero for an 8-bit value. As a result, the stored EditPassword hash only preserves the low nibble of each digest byte, reducing the effective entropy from 160 bits to 80 bits. This is layered on top of an unsalted SHA-1 scheme. The reduced entropy makes leaked or backed-up password hashes materially easier to brute-force. This issue has been fixed in version 1.17.3.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/security/advisories/GHSA-w37h-qm9p-h4x2
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-328
Status
published
Products (2)
sandboxie-plus/sandboxie
< 1.17.3
sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie
< 1.17.3
Published
May 05, 2026
Tracked Since
May 06, 2026