CVE-2020-26078 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-26078

Cisco IoT Field Network Director File Overwrite Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the file system of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file system protections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting API requests and sending them to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite files on an affected system.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: November 18th, 2020
Last Modified: November 13th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-73

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact