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title: "CVE-2026-102167: Arista Wi-Fi access points - Remote Code Execution & Denial of Service"
description: "Arista Wi-Fi access points contain a memory corruption vulnerability in wired uplink network endpoints, letting unauthenticated attackers crash the sensor service or achieve remote code execution, exploit requires attacker on same network segment."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-102167/
---

# CVE-2026-102167 Arista Wi-Fi access points - Remote Code Execution & Denial of Service

Arista Wi-Fi access points contain a memory corruption vulnerability in wired uplink network endpoints, letting unauthenticated attackers crash the sensor service or achieve remote code execution, exploit requires attacker on same network segment.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102167)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Denial Of Service, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-121](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest firmware version provided by Arista.

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-2026-102167](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102167)
- [https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24813-security-advisory-0197](https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24813-security-advisory-0197)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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