CVE-2026-102165

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24814-security-advisory-0198

Configurations

No configuration.

History

06 Oct 2026, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-06 20:17

Updated : 2026-10-07 13:38

NVD link : CVE-2026-102165

Mitre link : CVE-2026-102165

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-102165

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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