CVE-2024-48248

NAKIVO Backup and Replication: Absolute Path Traversal

As of , CVE-2024-48248 in NAKIVO Backup and Replication is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 19 March 2025
US federal deadline
9 April 202521 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.94Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: helpcenter.nakivo.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

NAKIVO Backup and Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability that enables an attacker to read arbitrary files.

CISA's 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).

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
4 March 2025
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
8.6 High (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-36
Absolute Path Traversal
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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