CVE-2025-0221

low-risk
Published 2025-01-05

A vulnerability has been found in IOBit Protected Folder up to 1.3.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function 0x22200c in the library pffilter.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Protected Folder

Affected Vendors

I0Bit

References (4)

Exploit https://shareforall.notion.site/IOBit-Protected-Folder-pffilter-0x22200C-NPD-DOS...
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.290200
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.290200
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.466955
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal