NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2024-48248)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-03-19 · CVE-2024-48248
NAKIVO Backup and Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability that enables an attacker to read arbitrary files. CISA added CVE-2024-48248 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 19, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Apr 9, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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