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title: "CVE-2026-102163: Arista Access Points - Denial of Service & Remote Code Execution"
description: "Arista access points with Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) active contain a denial of service and potential remote code execution vulnerability caused by crafted frames sent by unauthenticated attackers within RF proximity, letting attackers crash the sensor service or execute code remotely, exploit requires RF proximity without authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-102163/
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# CVE-2026-102163 Arista Access Points - Denial of Service & Remote Code Execution

Arista access points with Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) active contain a denial of service and potential remote code execution vulnerability caused by crafted frames sent by unauthenticated attackers within RF proximity, letting attackers crash the sensor service or execute code remotely, exploit requires RF proximity without authentication.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.31% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102163)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-787](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with WIPS sensor service fixes.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102163](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102163)
- [https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24811-security-advisory-0195](https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24811-security-advisory-0195)

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