CVE-2025-0221 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-0221

IOBit Protected Folder IOCTL pffilter.sys 0x22200c null pointer dereference

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • TopGun (VulDB User)

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Protected Folder
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Timeline

Official Publish: January 5th, 2025
Last Modified: January 6th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)