CVE-2026-20168 — The Web-Based Management Interface Of Cisco IoT Field Networ Vulnerability

title: CVE-2026-20168 - Cisco IoT Field Network Director Unauthenticated File Access Attempt
id: scw-2026-05-06-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-20168 by looking for directory traversal sequences within the URI or query parameters of requests to the Cisco IoT Field Network Director web interface, which could indicate an attacker trying to access unauthorized files.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-06
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-20168/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/..%2f'
          - '/..%5c'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - '..%2f'
          - '..%5c'
      sc-status:
          - 200
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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