CVE-2024-48248
Published 2025-03-04 · Updated 2026-09-24 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2024-48248 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in NAKIVO Backup and Replication. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 19, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 9, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns.
All 1 known-exploited NAKIVO vulnerabilities →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).
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: NAKIVO — Backup and Replication
Name: NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-03-19 · Due: 2025-04-09
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.
References
- https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm
- 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/
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/nakivo-arbitrary-file-read-poc-CVE-2024-48248/?ref=labs.watchtowr.com
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-48248

