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high 7.7

CVE-2026-20167 json

Cisco IoT Field Network Director Remote Device Denial of Service Vulnerability

published 6mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-27850

cvss
7.7
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 cause a DoS condition on a remotely managed router.

This vulnerability is due to improper error handling. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to request unauthorized files from a remote router, causing the router to reload and resulting in a DoS condition.

Patch / fix

  • cisco iot_field_network_director 5.0.0-117

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
6mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

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

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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