Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-20168 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20168 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20168?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 6 May 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Cisco Iot Field Network Director All versions prior to 5.0.0-117.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20168?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-20168 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-20168?
- Check whether you run Cisco Iot Field Network Director at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND). The root cause is insufficient file access checks when processing user-supplied input through the web interface. An authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this by submitting crafted input to bypass directory restrictions. A successful exploit allows the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying filesystem that their account should not have permission to access. Cisco has addressed this in version 5.0.0-117; no workarounds are available.
Affected products
- Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) All versions prior to 5.0.0-117
Timeline
- 2026-05-06: advisory: Initial public release by Cisco
- 2026-05-06: disclosed