CVE-2026-102168

Security Advisory 0194

Published Oct 6, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
On affected Arista Wi-Fi access points with Captive Portal enabled, an unauthenticated wireless client connected to a Captive-Portal-enabled SSID can crash the portal service with a crafted HTTP request. This results in a temporary denial of service until the service automatically restarts. Remote code execution is not possible.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

CVE-2026-102168 has been fixed in the following releases: - 22.1.1F-61 and later release in the 22.x train - 21.4.0M-12 and later releases in the 21.x train


Vendor Workaround

If Captive Portal is not required, disabling Captive Portal on all SSIDs eliminates exposure. If a Captive Portal is required, there is no mitigation available.

Tracking

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Advisories

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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
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description On affected Arista Wi-Fi access points with Captive Portal enabled, an unauthenticated wireless client connected to a Captive-Portal-enabled SSID can crash the portal service with a crafted HTTP request. This results in a temporary denial of service until the service automatically restarts. Remote code execution is not possible.
Title Security Advisory 0194
Weaknesses CWE-191
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Arista
Published
Updated
Oct 6, 2026, 8:06 PM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026, 5:45 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 6, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 1:38 PM