Cisco IoT Field Network Director Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20168) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.5CVE-2026-20168

Cisco IoT Field Network Director Path Traversal Vulnerability

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-20168 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Cisco IoT Field Network Director Path Traversal Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Cisco/Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published May 6, 2026Updated Jun 30, 2026Source checked Sep 19, 2026First seen by HOL Jun 30, 2026Material review Jun 30, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Cisco/Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Cisco/Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)generic	4.5.1 \|\| 4.4.3 \|\| 4.1.0 \|\| 4.1.3 \|\| 4.6.1 \|\| 4.1.1 \|\| 4.4.0 \|\| 4.2.0 \|\| 4.4.2 \|\| 4.3.0 \|\| 4.6.0 \|\| 4.4.4 \|\| 4.3.2 \|\| 4.1.2 \|\| 4.4.1 \|\| 4.5.0 \|\| 4.3.1 \|\| 4.7.0 \|\| 4.6.2 \|\| 4.7.1 \|\| 4.7.2 \|\| 4.8.0 \|\| 4.8.1 \|\| 4.9.0 \|\| 4.9.1 \|\| 4.10.0 \|\| 4.9.2 \|\| 4.11.0 \|\| 4.12.0 \|\| 4.12.1	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Cisco/Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND).
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
May 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Jun 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Jun 30, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencesec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.