---
id: CVE-2026-102165
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-121
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: '2026-10-06T21:17:03.490'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102165'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24814-security-advisory-0198
    label: psirt@arista.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T19:59:55.213686Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T20:16:42.482Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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