Threats / NAKIVO / CVE-2024-48248
CVE-2024-48248
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
NAKIVO Backup and Replication vulnerability
NAKIVO Backup and Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability allowing attackers to read arbitrary files from affected systems.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An unauthenticated or low-privileged attacker can exploit path traversal to access sensitive files outside intended directories, potentially exposing credentials, configuration data, or other confidential information stored on the backup server.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
238 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-19).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.93995 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: NAKIVO, Backup and Replication. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal — weakness family: Path traversal / file.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious request using absolute path sequences to bypass directory restrictions and access files outside the application's intended scope.
Business
Sensitive backup metadata, encryption keys, or customer data become accessible to unauthorized parties, creating compliance violations and data breach liability.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I enumerate system files and configuration to identify credentials, API tokens, or database connection strings stored on the backup appliance.
Business
Compromised credentials enable lateral movement into production infrastructure, multiplying the scope and severity of the security incident.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I extract backup catalogs or metadata to map organizational infrastructure, backup schedules, and recovery procedures for targeted extortion or follow-on attacks.
Business
Attackers gain operational intelligence to conduct more effective ransomware deployment or supply chain compromise against customers relying on these backups.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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