CVE-2018-0195

CVE-2018-0195 describes a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE Software REST API. This flaw allows an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass API authorization checks and execute privileged actions on affected Cisco IOS XE devices. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.