CVE-2024-48248 KEV
8.6
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 94.4% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-04-09.
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).
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.6 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 94.36% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-36 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2025-04-09 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-03-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-24 |
CISA KEV
| Name | NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2025-03-19 |
| Due | 2025-04-09 |
| Vendor / product | NAKIVO / Backup and Replication |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nakivo | backup \& replication director |
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
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