CVE-2024-48248 — NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

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).

01What is this vulnerability?

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).

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
NAKIVO	Backup & Replication Director	0

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-03-19. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T22:55:28.559Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2025-03-19
• BOD 22-01 due: 2025-04-09

09References

• labs.watchtowr.com — https://labs.watchtowr.com/the-best-security-is-when-we-all-agree-to-keep-everyt…
• helpcenter.nakivo.com — https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm