---
id: "CVE-2024-48248"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-48248"]
title: "nakivo backup \\& replication director: NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174 allows absolute path traversal for reading files via getImageByPath\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.6
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "NAKIVO Backup and Replication", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "nakivo backup \\& replication director", "fixed": ["11.0.0.88174"], "affected": "< 11.0.0.88174", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["backup-servers", "exploited", "nakivo", "other", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2025-03-04T08:15:33+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-48248", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48248", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# nakivo backup \& replication director: NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174 allows absolute path traversal for reading files via getImageByPath…

NAKIVO Backup and Replication has an absolute path traversal flaw that lets an attacker read arbitrary files on the server. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:NAKIVO Backup and Replication affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:nakivo backup \& replication director affected < 11.0.0.88174 fixed 11.0.0.88174

## Fix

Apply the vendor mitigations per CISA guidance; the sources do not name a fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-48248
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48248

## From the sources

NAKIVO Backup and Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability that enables an attacker to read arbitrary files.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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