CVE-2024-47264Network attack vector

Administrator file deletion via undisclosed path traversal

Published Feb 13, 2025 · Updated Feb 18, 2025

Path traversal in agent-related functionality in Synology Active Backup for Business allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files. Synology has not disclosed the affected request, parameter, or pathname-validation error beyond identifying the agent-related functionality. Exploitation requires administrator privileges, and the documented consequence is arbitrary file deletion without confidentiality impact.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in agent-related functionality in Synology Active Backup for Business allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files. Synology has not disclosed the affected request, parameter, or pathname-validation error beyond identifying the agent-related functionality. Exploitation requires administrator privileges, and the documented consequence is arbitrary file deletion without confidentiality impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-47264
Published
Feb 13, 2025
Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Vendor
Synology
Product
Active Backup for Business
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <2.7.1-13234
  2. Affected versionversion=* <2.7.1-23234
  3. Affected versionversion=* <2.7.1-3234

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Synology · Active Backup for Businessversion=* <2.7.1-13234; version=* <2.7.1-23234; version=* <2.7.1-3234

Published CVSS scores

4.9Synology Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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