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.
EPSS: 0.003 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- cret@cert.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (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.