Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2026-20168Cisco IoT Field Network Director Path Traversal Vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) | 4.5.14.4.34.1.04.1.34.6.14.1.14.4.04.2.0 |
Weakness: CWE-388 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N