CVE-2026-20169

[CVE catalog]

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IoT Field Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to access files and execute commands on a remote router. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input in the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create, read, or delete files and execute limited commands in user EXEC mode on a remote router.

Severity

Medium · CVSS 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Published

May 6, 2026, 5:16:20 PM UTC

Source

[NVD] · [CVE record]

EPSS

0.21% · Oct 27, 2026

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