What is CVE-2026-102165?

CVE-2026-102165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arista Networks Wi-Fi Access Points, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-102165?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Arista Networks Wi-Fi Access Points

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/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.

Affected products

Arista Networks Wi-Fi Access Points

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24814-security-a… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-102165?: CVE-2026-102165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arista Networks Wi-Fi Access Points, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-102165?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.