CVE-2026-102163

On affected Arista access points with Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) active, an…

Risk score: 57/100
CVSS: 8.8 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days): 0.3%
Published: 6 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is: 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 asso…
Affected: See advisory
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation: No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

CVSS 8.8 high

References

https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24811-security-advisory-0195

Original description

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.

Last activity 6 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.