CVE-2025-0285 is an arbitrary kernel memory mapping vulnerability in the biontdrv.sys driver of various Paragon Software products, including Backup & Recovery, Disk Wiper, and Partition Manager. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation due to improper validation of user-supplied data, leading to potential complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code exists, this vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild by ransomware groups in Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks, as evidenced by significant media coverage and community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15, <= 17.39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paragon-software:paragon_backup_\&_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15, <= 16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paragon-software:paragon_disk_wiper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15, <= 16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paragon-software:paragon_drive_copy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15, <= 17.39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paragon-software:paragon_hard_disk_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4, <= 5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paragon-software:paragon_migrate_os_to_ssd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.