# CVE-2024-48248

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-48248
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.6 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-36
- **Published:** Mar 4, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Oct 21, 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).

## Affected Products

- NAKIVO — Backup & Replication Director (0)

## References

- [CNA](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/)
- [CNA](https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm)
- [CISA-ADP](https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/nakivo-arbitrary-file-read-poc-CVE-2024-48248/?ref=labs.watchtowr.com)
- [CISA-ADP](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-48248)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 94.36%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 99.8

## Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

- **Date Added:** Mar 19, 2025
- **Due Date:** Apr 9, 2025

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-11._