Arbitrary Kernel Memory Vulnerability in Paragon Partition Manager by Paragon Software
CVE-2025-0288

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Paragon Software

Status
Partition Manager
Hard Disk Manager
Backup And Recovery
Drive Copy
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 March 2025

What is CVE-2025-0288?

Paragon Partition Manager version 7.9.1 has a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit the memmove function, which fails to adequately verify or sanitize user-controlled input. This oversight enables attackers to manipulate kernel memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation. Users of this product should be aware of the risks and apply updates or security patches provided by Paragon Software to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Backup and Recovery 15 <= 17.39

Disk Wiper 15 <= 16

Drive Copy 15 <= 16

References

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/726882
https://paragon-software.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/32...
https://www.paragon-software.com/support/#patches

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.