CVE-2025-0289 CVE-2025-0289
Attackers can compromise the service via insecure kernel resource access in Paragon Software drivers due to missing pointer validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0289?
CVE-2025-0289 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Paragon Software Backup and Recovery, published on 3 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Various Paragon Software products contain an insecure kernel resource access vulnerability facilitated by the driver not validating the MappedSystemVa pointer before passing it to HalReturnToFirmware, which can allows an attacker the ability to compromise the service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0289?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Paragon-Software Paragon Backup \& Recovery, Paragon-Software Paragon Disk Wiper, Paragon-Software Paragon Drive Copy, Paragon-Software Paragon Hard Disk Manager, Paragon-Software Paragon Migrate Os to Ssd, Paragon-Software Paragon Partition Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-0289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Paragon Software Backup and Recovery
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mf9-x65f-jwgf.