Arista enterprise access points are widely deployed; unauthenticated RF attack can disable WIPS or enable RCE, risking network monitoring loss and device takeover across organizations.
CVE-2026-102163
Unauthenticated RF attack on Arista APs can crash WIPS sensor or enable RCE.
Is CVE-2026-102163 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-102163 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-102163?
CVE-2026-102163 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-102163?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-102163. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-102163 affect?
CVE-2026-102163 affects Arista access points with WIPS enabled, Arista sensor service on APs. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-102163?
Apply Arista advisory mitigations/updates ASAP; restrict RF access and monitor APs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker within radio range can crash the WIPS sensor to disable monitoring or achieve remote code execution, enabling monitoring bypass and potential device takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 22.0.0 and <= 22.0.1F-32
- affected>= 21.3.0 and <= 21.3.0M-13
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 21.3.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.