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TI-2020-15924 Aliases CVE-2020-26072GHSA-cg53-x73j-7f7x

Cisco IoT Field Network Director SOAP API Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-269.

Summary

A vulnerability in the SOAP API of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access and modify information on devices that belong to a different domain. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization in the SOAP API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending SOAP API requests to affected devices for devices that are outside their authorized domain. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access and modify information on devices that belong to a different domain.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01012 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:iot_field_network_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.6.1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:iot_field_network_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26072
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg53-x73j-7f7x

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-03077 Cisco IoT Field Network Director Unauthenticated REST API Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01577 Cisco IoT Field Network Director TLS Renegotiation Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-01270 Cisco IoT Field Network Director Resource Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-15928 Cisco IoT Field Network Director Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-02943 Cisco IoT Field Network Director Missing API Authentication Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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