Is CVE-2018-0195 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-0195 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-0195?

CVE-2018-0195 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2018-0195

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE Software REST API could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass API authorization checks and use the API to perform privileged actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization checks for requests that are sent to the REST API of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to an affected device via the REST API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to selectively bypass authorization checks for the REST API of the affected software and use the API to perform privileged actions on an affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuz56428.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 1.3% (69th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-1018)
Published: March 28, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-1018 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on December 2, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / ios xe

Certified products that may be affected

10 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Wired Access Switches running IOS-XE 3.10 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10906-2018 - archived
Cisco Catalyst 3K/4K Wired Access Switches running IOS-XE 3.8.0E - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10688-2016 - archived
Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 1000 Series, IOS XE 3.13 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10609-2015 - archived
Cisco Integrated Services Router 4400 Series (ISR-4400), IOS XE 3.13.0 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10600-2015 - archived
Cisco Catalyst 3650, 3850, 4500E (Sup7E, Sup7LE, Sup8E), 4500X, 4500XF running IOS-XE 3.6.1S - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10607-2014 - archived

See all 10 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103557(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-rest(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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