CVE-2020-26081: Cisco IoT Field Network Director Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-74

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web UI of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against users on an affected system. The vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input that is processed by the web UI. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by persuading a user to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or access sensitive, browser-based information on an affected system.

Affected products

Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND): before 4.6.1 — fixed in 4.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) 4.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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