---
id: CVE-2026-102163
title: >-
  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 o…
summary: >-
  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 o…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-787
vendor: Arista Networks
product: Wi-Fi Access Points
affected:
  - wi-fi_access_points >= 22.0.0 <= 22.0.1F-32
  - wi-fi_access_points >= 21.3.0 <= 21.3.0M-13
  - wi-fi_access_points >= 1.0.0 < 21.3.0
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T21:17:03.243'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102163'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24811-security-advisory-0195
    label: psirt@arista.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T20:07:23.178346Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T20:16:42.482Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.