CVE-2020-26072

Cisco IoT Field Network Director SOAP API Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 18, 2020 at 05:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIot Field Network Director

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.6.1
Affected range stops below 4.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-269

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