CVE-2020-26079

Cisco IoT Field Network Director Unprotected Storage of Credentials Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.9
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
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

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 automatablePartial 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
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-256CWE-522

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