NULL pointer dereference in Paragon Software Backup And Recovery
CVE-2025-0287
Various Paragon Software products contain a null pointer dereference vulnerability within biontdrv.sys that is caused by a lack of a valid MasterLrp structure in the input buffer, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the kernel, facilitating privilege escalation.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Paragon Software Backup And Recovery — versions 15
- Paragon Software Disk Wiper — versions 15
- Paragon Software Drive Copy — versions 15
- Paragon Software Hard Disk Manager — versions 15
- Paragon Software Migrate OS To Ssd — versions 4
- Paragon Software Partition Manager — versions 15
- Paragon-Software Paragon Backup \& Recovery
- Paragon-Software Paragon Disk Wiper
- Paragon-Software Paragon Drive Copy
- Paragon-Software Paragon Hard Disk Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- paragon-software.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/32993902732817-IMPORTANT-Paragon… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/726882 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.paragon-software.com/support/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0287?
- CVE-2025-0287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paragon Software Backup And Recovery, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2025-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-0287?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-0287 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.