CVE-2024-48248 NAKIVO Backup and Replication: file path flaw
In plain words: The program can be tricked into reading or writing files outside the folder it should stay in. Leaks files such as passwords and settings, or overwrites important ones.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Apr 9, 2025
What to do
- Install NAKIVO's security update for Backup and Replication. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
- Never expose the device's admin page to the internet.
- After patching a device that was exposed, follow the vendor's compromise checks, end active sessions and change passwords.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: They face the internet and guard the whole network, so a flaw here can hand attackers a way in — and these devices usually run no antivirus, so break-ins go unnoticed.
The details
- Official name
- NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Product
- NAKIVO Backup and Replication
- CISA description
- NAKIVO Backup and Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability that enables an attacker to read arbitrary files.
- Type of flaw
- File path flaw (CWE-36)
- Confirmed exploited
- Mar 19, 2025
- US federal patch deadline
- Apr 9, 2025
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Questions about CVE-2024-48248
Is CVE-2024-48248 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-48248 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 19, 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48248?
Install NAKIVO's security update for Backup and Replication. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-48248?
Only if you use NAKIVO Backup and Replication. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.