CVE-2024-48248

HIGH KEV NUCLEI

NAKIVO Backup & Replication < 11.0.0.88174 - Absolute Path Traversal via getImageByPath

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-48248 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 19, 2025. EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including iSee857, watchtowrlabs. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2024-48248, demonstrating command execution via a session-based shell endpoint in OpenCode. The script includes multi-threaded scanning capabilities and payload delivery for RCE.

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).

Exploits (2)

github WORKING POC 40 stars

by iSee857 · pythonpoc

https://github.com/iSee857/CVE-PoC/tree/main/NAKIVO_CVE-2024-48248_ReadAnyFile.py

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The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2024-48248, demonstrating command execution via a session-based shell endpoint in OpenCode. The script includes multi-threaded scanning capabilities and payload delivery for RCE.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: OpenCode (version not specified)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: network access to target · OpenCode instance with vulnerable endpoint

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars

by watchtowrlabs · infoleak

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/nakivo-arbitrary-file-read-poc-CVE-2024-48248

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This is a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-48248, demonstrating unauthenticated arbitrary file read in NAKIVO Backup and Replication Solution. The script sends a crafted JSON payload to the target endpoint to retrieve file contents.

Classification

Working Poc 100%

Attack Type

Info Leak

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: NAKIVO Backup and Replication Solution 10.11.3.86570 and below

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to the target NAKIVO instance

MITRE ATT&CK

T1083 - File and Directory Discovery T1005 - Data from Local System

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

NAKIVO Backup and Replication Solution - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

HIGHVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDK

Shodan: title:"NAKIVO"

FOFA: title="NAKIVO"

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Product

https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm

Third Party Advisory

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/

Exploit, Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/nakivo-arbitrary-file-read-poc-CVE-2024-48248/?ref=labs.watchtowr.com

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US Government Resource

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-48248

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6

EPSS 0.9401

EPSS Percentile 99.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2025-03-19

VulnCheck KEV 2025-03-16

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2024-54120

CWE

CWE-36

Status published

Products (1)

nakivo/backup_\&_replication_director < 11.0.0.88174

Published Mar 04, 2025

KEV Added Mar 19, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026