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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-48248-nakivo-backup-and-replication-absolute-path-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-03-19. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-48248 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-03-19

NAKIVO Backup & Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the getImageByPath function at the /c/router endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to read arbitrary files, which may lead to remote code execution due to the exposure of cleartext credentials in PhysicalDiscovery.

Technologies: [Nakivo Backup](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/backup), [Nakivo Replication](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/replication). Vendors: [Nakivo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nakivo).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-48248 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-48248 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 19 March 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-48248?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 19 March 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-48248?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-48248 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-48248?** Check whether you run Nakivo Backup, Nakivo Backup and Replication or Nakivo Replication. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174

## Timeline

- 2025-03-04: disclosed: Initial CVE publication and MITRE analysis
- 2025-03-19: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
- 2025-03-19: exploited: Confirmed as exploited in the wild by CISA

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