CVE-2026-102166

Security Advisory 0227

Published Nov 10, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Arista C-260 and C-250 access points ship with fleet-wide static cryptographic keys used for firmware image verification and SSLP authentication. An attacker who is able to access these keys would be able to create modified firmware that will pass verification checks. This vulnerability is specific to the C-260 and C-250 models; other access point models enforce digitally signed upgrade images with secure boot and are not affected by this issue.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

nerdctl exec -it wifimanager -- bash [root@wifi-security-server1 /]# su - config [config]$ set config parameter Enter parameter name: upgrade_hmac_fallback_enabled Enter parameter value: 0 Enter configid: 3 (confirm: y) [config]$ set config parameter Enter parameter name: upgrade_hmac_fallback_enabled Enter parameter value: 0 Enter configid: 1 (confirm: y) [root@wifi-security-server1 /]# /etc/init.d/sserverd restart (Workaround: Disable the HMAC-based firmware verification fallback path. For cloud deployments, contact Arista TAC.)

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Arista
Arista wi-fi Access Points
Vendors & Products Arista
Arista wi-fi Access Points
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Arista C-260 and C-250 access points ship with fleet-wide static cryptographic keys used for firmware image verification and SSLP authentication. An attacker who is able to access these keys would be able to create modified firmware that will pass verification checks. This vulnerability is specific to the C-260 and C-250 models; other access point models enforce digitally signed upgrade images with secure boot and are not affected by this issue.
Title Security Advisory 0227
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Arista
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 8:09 PM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026, 5:45 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 10, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 7:24 PM