CVE-2026-20168Cisco IoT Field Network Director Path Traversal Vulnerability
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A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IoT Field Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to retrieve files that they do not have permission to access. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file access checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input in the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read files that they are not authorized to access.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-388
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- cisco
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Cisco Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) cisco:iot_field_network_director_iot_fnd (from the name) | 4.5.1; 4.4.3; 4.1.0; 4.1.3; 4.6.1; 4.1.1; 4.4.0; 4.2.0; and 22 more ranges | CNA record |
cisco iot_field_network_director cisco:iot_field_network_director | before 5.0.0-117 | NVD |
References
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iot-fnd-dos-n8N26Q4uvendor-advisory
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