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.
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Wed, 06 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Cisco IoT Field Network Director Remote Device Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T17:26:01.173Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.390Z

Link: CVE-2026-20167

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-06T17:16:20.433

Modified: 2026-05-06T17:16:20.433

Link: CVE-2026-20167

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2026-05-06T17:30:08Z