CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-48248
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability — NAKIVO Backup and Replication
NAKIVO Backup and Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability that enables an attacker to read arbitrary files.
- Added to KEV
- 2025-03-19
- Remediation due
- 2025-04-09
- Ransomware use
- 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.
- Notes
- https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48248
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- Last modified
- 2026-09-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.6 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.6 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-36
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 configurations
• nakivo backup \& replication director (< 11.0.0.88174)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal weakness
References
- 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