What is CVE-2026-102163?

CVE-2026-102163 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-102163?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CVE-2026-102163

CVE-2026-102163

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-10-06 · last modified 2026-10-07.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24811-security-a… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-102163?: CVE-2026-102163 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-102163?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.