High severity · published Mar 4, 2025
CVE-2024-48248
NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.6
CVSS
94.4%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)94.4% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 19, 2025
Federal remediation dueApr 9, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BR
Backup & Replication Director · NAKIVO
before 11.0.0.88174 · source: vendor, NVD
BA
Backup and Replication · NAKIVO
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48248
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
labs.watchtowr.com
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/
helpcenter.nakivo.com
https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm
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