CVE-2024-48248Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated file read via absolute path traversal

Published Mar 4, 2025 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Absolute path traversal in NAKIVO Backup & Replication Director before 11.0.0.88174 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files. The unauthenticated /c/router getImageByPath handler replaces only the /c prefix and passes the resulting attacker-controlled absolute path to FileUtils.readFileToByteArray. Network access to the Director web interface is sufficient; exposed data can include configuration files, backup logs, memory-sized backups, and stored credential material.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability94.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Absolute path traversal in NAKIVO Backup & Replication Director before 11.0.0.88174 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files. The unauthenticated /c/router getImageByPath handler replaces only the /c prefix and passes the resulting attacker-controlled absolute path to FileUtils.readFileToByteArray. Network access to the Director web interface is sufficient; exposed data can include configuration files, backup logs, memory-sized backups, and stored credential material.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48248
Published
Mar 4, 2025
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
NAKIVO
Product
NAKIVO Backup & Replication Director
Classifications
CWE-36, T1190, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog listing
  3. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <11.0.0.88174

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

NAKIVO · NAKIVO Backup & Replication Directorversion=0 <11.0.0.88174

Published CVSS scores

8.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.6MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsShadowserver observations through Sep 16, 2026. Gaps indicate unavailable data.
Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
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Reporting dayUnique IPs
Sep 10, 2026Unavailable
Sep 11, 2026Unavailable
Sep 12, 2026Unavailable
Sep 13, 2026Unavailable
Sep 14, 20261
Sep 15, 2026Unavailable
Sep 16, 20262
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPs2
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-36Absolute Path Traversal
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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Reported exploitation

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