CVE-2024-47264 Path traversal in Active Backup for Business
Remote authenticated administrators can delete arbitrary files via path traversal in Synology Active Backup for Business.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-47264?
CVE-2024-47264 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Synology Active Backup for Business, published on 13 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in agent-related functionality in Synology Active Backup for Business before 2.7.1-13234, 2.7.1-23234 and 2.7.1-3234 allows remote authenticated users with administrator privileges to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47264?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Synology Active Backup for Business Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47264?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-47264 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47264 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Synology Active Backup for Business
- CVE-2024-47265 Path traversal in Active Backup for Business
- CVE-2025-66592 Path traversal in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent
- CVE-2023-52949 Missing authorization in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent
- CVE-2023-52950 Information disclosure in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent
- CVE-2023-52948 Information disclosure in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f3gr-2wrv-hwpx.