CVE-2026-102165 (GCVE-0-2026-102165)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 19:40 – Updated: 2026-10-06 20:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Security Advisory 0198
Summary
On affected Arista Wi-Fi access points, an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the capture service can send a crafted packet to cause the service to crash or potentially achieve remote code execution. This exploit requires an uncommonly used non-default streaming mode.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-06 19:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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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