NAKIVO Backup & Replication - Path Traversal (CVE-2024-48248)

CVE-2024-48248 is a vulnerability found in NAKIVO Backup & Replication, where attackers can leverage the application’s router functionality to perform absolute path traversal and read arbitrary files on the server.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 18th of March 2025.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2024-48248 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2024-48248 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-48248 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Detected exploitation patterns typically involve requests to URLs containing /c/router.