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HIGH · CVSS 8.6 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2024-48248

NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

NAKIVO Backup and Replication

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
8.6
HIGH
EPSS
94.4%
30-day exploitation
Ransomware groups
0
recorded exploiting
Published
4 Mar 2025
CWE-36

Exploitation status

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Listed by CISA on 19 March 2025. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 9 April 2025.

EPSS — exploitation probability

FIRST puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 94.4%, which is higher than 99.9% of all scored vulnerabilities. EPSS is a forecast of activity, not a measure of severity, and it is rescored daily.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2024-48248 being exploited by ransomware groups?

No ransomware group in this database is currently recorded as exploiting CVE-2024-48248.

What does CVE-2024-48248 affect?

CVE-2024-48248 affects NAKIVO Backup and Replication. 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).

How severe is CVE-2024-48248?

CVE-2024-48248 is rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.6. EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.4%, higher than 99.9% of all scored vulnerabilities. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a federal remediation deadline of 9 April 2025.

How should organisations respond to CVE-2024-48248?

Apply the vendor patch for NAKIVO Backup and Replication as the first priority, and treat any internet-facing instance as the most urgent. Because this vulnerability is associated with ransomware activity, also review whether the affected systems were reachable before patching, rather than assuming that patching alone closes the incident.