CVE-2025-61303
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Hatching Triage Sandbox allows malware samples to evade detection by recursively spawning child processes to exhaust system resources. This causes denial-of-analysis, preventing recording of malicious activities like PowerShell execution and reverse shells. Security analysts using affected sandbox versions are impacted as analysis results become unreliable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Hatching Triage Sandbox
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Malware completely evades sandbox detection, leading to false negatives that allow malicious samples to enter production environments undetected, potentially causing widespread compromise.
Likely Case
Malware samples successfully bypass behavioral analysis in the sandbox, resulting in incomplete or misleading threat reports that could lead to security incidents.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and resource limits, the impact is reduced to temporary analysis delays and incomplete reports for specific samples.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires submitting a specially crafted malware sample to the sandbox. The GitHub reference contains technical details.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
Check Hatching's official channels for security updates. As of now, no official patch has been released according to available information.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement process limits
windowsConfigure system resource limits to prevent process exhaustion attacks
# Use Windows Group Policy or system configuration to limit process creation
# Example: Set Job Object limits for sandbox processes
Monitor resource usage
windowsImplement monitoring for abnormal process spawning and resource consumption
# Use Windows Performance Monitor or custom scripts
# Example: Monitor Process Count and CPU/Memory usage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate sandbox environment from production networks
- Implement additional malware analysis layers beyond behavioral analysis
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running Hatching Triage Sandbox Windows 10 build 2004 (2025-08-14) or Windows 10 LTSC 2021 (2025-08-14)Check Version:
Check sandbox version information in Hatching Triage interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test with sample that recursively spawns processes and verify behavioral analysis captures all activities📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusually high process creation rates
- Resource exhaustion warnings
- Missing PowerShell/reverse shell logs in sandbox reports
Network Indicators:
- None specific - this is a sandbox evasion technique
SIEM Query:
Process creation count > threshold AND parent_process contains 'sandbox' OR resource_usage > 90%