CVE-2026-102163 (GCVE-0-2026-102163)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 19:40 – Updated: 2026-10-06 20:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Security Advisory 0195
Summary
On affected Arista access points with Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) active, an unauthenticated attacker within radio frequency (RF) proximity can send a crafted frame to crash the sensor service, disabling WIPS monitoring on the access point, or potentially achieve remote code execution. No wireless association or authentication is required.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-06 20:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-noti… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | Wi-Fi Access Points |
Affected:
22.0.0 , ≤ 22.0.1F-32
(custom)
Affected: 21.3.0 , ≤ 21.3.0M-13 (custom) Affected: 1.0.0 , < 21.3.0 (custom) |
guessed |
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