# CVE-2026-102163: Security Advisory 0195

> Unauthenticated attackers near Arista access points with WIPS enabled can crash the sensor service or execute code via crafted frames.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3r24-4c38-p9p3

## What is CVE-2026-102163?

CVE-2026-102163 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Arista Networks Wi-Fi Access Points, published on 6 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102163?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-102163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-102163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-102163 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-102163 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Arista Networks Wi-Fi Access Points, published on 6 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Arista Networks Wi-Fi Access Points. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102163/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102163/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102163
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102163
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102163

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102163/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.