CVE-2026-20167

Cisco IoT Field Network Director Remote Device Denial of Service Vulnerability

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 6, 2026 at 04:15 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIot Field Network Director

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IoT Field Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to cause a DoS condition on a remotely managed router. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to request unauthorized files from a remote router, causing the router to reload and resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected

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

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

7.7HIGHcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284

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