CVE-2020-26079

mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.97% (62nd) EPSS
CVSS 4 · medium
Is it mine?
4 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.9
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 2.9
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 3.6
v3.04.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.04.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.3 · impact 1.4
v3.04.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
v3.14.1mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.14.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
03

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
04

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-522USprimaryCWE-256USCWE-89US
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affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-FND-PWH-yCA6M7pCisco IoT Field Network Director Unprotected Storage of Credentials Vulnerability2020-11-18csaf · cisco_csafUS

    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. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisco_csafnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-11-18modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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