Is CVE-2026-20169 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20169 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-20169?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 6 May 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Cisco Iot Field Network Director 4.12.1 and earlier; 5.0.0-117 and earlier.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20169?

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-2026-20169 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-20169?

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.

CVE-2026-20169: Cisco IoT Field Network Director command injection in web interface

CVE-2026-20169 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-05-06

Cisco IoT Field Network Director is a management platform used to monitor and control large-scale industrial networks and routers. A security flaw in its web management interface allows a logged-in user with low-level permissions to manipulate files and run commands on the routers being managed by the system. This could lead to unauthorized data access, file deletion, or unauthorized configuration changes on critical network infrastructure.

Technologies: Cisco Iot Field Network Director. Vendors: Cisco.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-20169 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20169 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-20169?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 6 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Cisco Iot Field Network Director 4.12.1 and earlier; 5.0.0-117 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20169?: 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-2026-20169 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-20169?: 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 command injection vulnerability (CWE-77) exists in the web-based management interface of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied data. An authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this by submitting specially crafted input through the web interface. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to create, read, or delete files and execute limited commands in user EXEC mode on managed remote routers. The vulnerability is tracked under Cisco Bug ID CSCwm80968 and has been addressed in IoT-FND release 5.0.0-117.

Affected products

Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) 4.12.1 and earlier; 5.0.0-117 and earlier

Timeline

2026-05-06: advisory: Initial public release by Cisco
2026-05-06: disclosed

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iot-fnd-dos-n8N26Q4u

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