CVEs / CVE-2024-48248
CVE-2024-48248: NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 19 Mar 2025
- high 8.6 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 94.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
NAKIVO Backup and Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability that enables an attacker to read arbitrary files.
Description
NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174 allows absolute path traversal for reading files via getImageByPath to /c/router (this may lead to remote code execution across the enterprise because PhysicalDiscovery has cleartext credentials).
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NAKIVO Backup & Replication Director | before 11.0.0.88174 | 11.0.0.88174 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 19 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.6 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-36 |
References
- CVE-2024-48248 on NVD
- CVE-2024-48248 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm (cited by CISA)
- https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm Product
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/the-best-security-is-when-we-all-agree-to-keep-everything-secret-except-the-secrets-nakivo-backup-replication-cve-2024-48248/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/nakivo-arbitrary-file-read-poc-CVE-2024-48248/?ref=labs.watchtowr.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-48248 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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