# CVE-2020-26072: Cisco IoT Field Network Director SOAP API Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

> An authenticated attacker can bypass domain restrictions to access and modify information on devices outside their authorized domain via the SOAP API.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 13 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cg53-x73j-7f7x

## What is CVE-2020-26072?

CVE-2020-26072 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND), published on 18 Nov 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the SOAP API of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access and modify information on devices that belong to a different domain. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization in the SOAP API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending SOAP API requests to affected devices for devices that are outside their authorized domain. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access and modify information on devices that belong to a different domain.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26072?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Iot Field Network Director.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-26072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-26072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)

- [CVE-2020-3531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3531/): Cisco IoT Field Network Director Unauthenticated REST API Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0270/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco IoT Field Network Director (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-20167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20167/): Cisco IoT Field Network Director Remote Device Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2020-3392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3392/): Cisco IoT Field Network Director Missing API Authentication Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-3162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3162/): Cisco IoT Field Network Director Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-26072 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-26072 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND), published on 18 Nov 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26072/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26072/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26072
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26072
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26072

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