TI-2020-15931 Aliases CVE-2020-26079 GHSA-9hxq-8wvw-w8gj

Cisco IoT Field Network Director Unprotected Storage of Credentials Vulnerability

LOW 24CWE-256Published 2020-11-18 · Updated 2024-11-13

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.

Summary

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain hashes of user passwords on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient protection of user credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in as an administrative user and crafting a call for user information. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain hashes of user passwords on an affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00974 62nd 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:iot_field_network_director::::::::	before 4.6.1	Vulnerable	Cisco

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

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26079
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hxq-8wvw-w8gj

References

Advisory 1

20201118 Cisco IoT Field Network Director Unprotected Storage of Credentials Vulnerability

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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