CVE-2025-0221

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IOBit Protected Folder versions up to 1.3.0

Description A problem has been found in the function 0x22200c in the library pffilter.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. This issue leads to null pointer dereference. The attack must 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.

Recommendations For IOBit Protected Folder versions up to 1.3.0, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the 0x22200c function in the pffilter.sys library until a patch is available. Restrict access to the IOCTL Handler component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.