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TI-2020-15930 Aliases CVE-2020-26078GHSA-v46x-3fg3-j892

Cisco IoT Field Network Director File Overwrite Vulnerability

Priority LOW 32CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the file system of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file system protections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting API requests and sending them to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite files on an affected system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01451 73rd 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
Partial

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-2020-26078
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v46x-3fg3-j892

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-2020-15924 Cisco IoT Field Network Director SOAP API Authorization Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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