Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a buffer overflow in the capture service on Arista Wi‑Fi access points. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can send a crafted packet that forces the service to crash; in some circumstances the flaw may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code. The flaw requires the use of an uncommon, non‑default streaming mode, but once enabled it opens a clear remote execution path.

Affected Systems

Affected products are Arista Networks Wi‑Fi access points. The vulnerability is present in the 22.x train starting with release 22.1.1F‑61 and any later releases, and in the 21.x train starting with release 21.4.0M‑12 and any later releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.7 indicates a high severity. EPSS data is not available, but the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active exploitation yet. However, because the attack vector is an unauthenticated network connection to the capture service and the impact is remote code execution, the overall risk remains significant, especially in environments where the non‑default streaming mode is enabled or the service is reachable on the network.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 6, 2026 at 23:19 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

CVE-2026-102165 has been fixed in the following releases: - 22.1.1F-61 and later release in the 22.x train - 21.4.0M-12 and later releases in the 21.x train


Vendor Workaround

When using Live Packet Capture, use "Upload to server" as the streaming option instead of "Wireshark on local machine".


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the access points to release 22.1.1F‑61 or later in the 22.x train, or to 21.4.0M‑12 or later in the 21.x train to obtain the vendor patch.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, configure Live Packet Capture to use the "Upload to server" streaming option rather than "Wireshark on local machine" as a temporary mitigation.
  • Restrict network access to the capture service or disable it entirely until a patch or workaround can be applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 6, 2026 at 23:19 UTC.

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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Arista
Arista wi-fi Access Points
Vendors & Products Arista
Arista wi-fi Access Points

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Security Advisory 0198
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Arista Wi-fi Access Points
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:00:05.234Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T17:45:17.722Z

Link: CVE-2026-102165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T19:59:59.885Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T20:17:11.800

Modified: 2026-10-07T13:38:48.657

Link: CVE-2026-102165

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T08:32:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-121

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow