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CVE-2026-102166: Arista C-260 and C-250 access points ship with fleet-wide static cryptographic keys used for

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-102166· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 23:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Arista)CVSS 3.18.8
CNA (Arista)CVSS 4.09.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Arista NetworksWi-Fi Access PointAffected
  • >=1.0.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Since the vulnerability involves static cryptographic keys, mitigation would typically require a firmware update that replaces static keys with unique per-device keys and enforces secure boot with digitally signed firmware. Until a fix is available, restrict physical and network access to affected devices to prevent key extraction and unauthorized firmware installation.

Description

Arista C-260 and C-250 access points contain a vulnerability due to the use of fleet-wide static cryptographic keys for firmware image verification and SSLP authentication. This allows an attacker with access to these keys to create modified firmware that can bypass verification checks. Other Arista access point models are not affected as they use digitally signed upgrade images with secure boot.

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