HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2019-25551
MEDIUM

CVE-2019-25551

CWE-1282Published: March 21, 2026· Updated: Mar 23, 2026

5.5
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:2.6th

Official Description

Sandboxie 5.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Program Alerts configuration field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 characters into the 'Select or enter a program' field during program alert configuration to trigger an application crash.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-25551 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 5.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

sandboxie-plus1 product
sandboxie
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sandboxie-denial-of-service-via-program-alerts-buffer-overflow

All References (3)

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46860Exploit · VDB Entry
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https://www.sandboxie.comProduct
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sandboxie-denial-of-service-via-program-alerts-buffer-overflowThird Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2019-25551
CVSS Score5.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-1282
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.01%
Affected1 vendor
PublishedMar 21, 2026

Related CVEs (CWE-1282)

CVE-2019-25358
7.5
CVE-2018-25229
7.1
CVE-2019-25590
6.2
CVE-2019-25588
5.5
CVE-2019-25587
5.5
CVE-2019-25583
5.5

Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2019-25551 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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