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CVE-2024-48248

CVE-2024-48248HIGH

NAKIVO Backup and Replication

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  C  H  N  N    8.6   .9436   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                        Versions     Fixed
  Backup & Replication Director  unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  Oct 8   Reserved by mitre
  Mar 4   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Mar 19  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-04-09

CWE-36 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due April 9, 2025

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).

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
October 8, 2024	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
March 4, 2025	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
March 19, 2025	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-04-09

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
NAKIVO	Backup & Replication Director	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-36

References (4)

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/nakivo-arbitrary-file-read-poc-CVE-2024-48248/?ref=labs.watchtowr.com [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
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://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-48248 [US Government Resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-48248 at cve.org

Vendors: nakivo

Weaknesses: CWE-36

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