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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2026-20168 json

Cisco IoT Field Network Director Path Traversal Vulnerability

published 2026-05-06 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-27851

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • cisco iot_field_network_director 5.0.0-117

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
6 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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