# CVE-2024-48248: NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2025-03-19
- Published: 2025-03-04
- CVSS: 8.6 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 94.4% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-36

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).

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Blocks by default | 2025-05-27 | 84 |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-04-28 | 55 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2025-05-27 · new · rule 6a13bd6e5fc94b1d9c97eb87dfee7ae4 · default Block
  > NAKIVO Backup - Remote Code Execution - CVE:CVE-2024-48248. Previous action: Log. New action: Block. This is a New Detection
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-05-27-waf-release/

### F5

- 2025-04-28 · new · rule 200022055
  > Added: signature 200022055 "NAKIVO Backup & Replication Arbitrary File Read" (Remote File Include, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2024-48248.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog
- 2025-05-22 · new · rule 200022055
  > Added: signature 200022055 "NAKIVO Backup & Replication Arbitrary File Read" (Remote File Include, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2024-48248.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-48248, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-48248, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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