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Head-to-head

Arista vs Cisco

Cisco carries 153.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Arista. Volume reflects disclosure practice and install base as much as code quality — read it with the severity mix. Sourced from the NIST NVD; lower counts indicate a smaller disclosed vulnerability surface — not necessarily lower risk.

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Disclosure record

Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.

Metric comparison: Arista versus Cisco. Each row gives the metric, Arista’s count on the left and Cisco’s count on the right.
AristaMetricCisco
2Total CVEs306
0Critical30
1High82
1Medium193
0Low1
23Open in latest2,331
3Product families10
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Risk profile

Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.

Arista

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
150.0%
Medium
150.0%
Low
00.0%

Cisco

9.8% critical
Critical
309.8%
High
8226.8%
Medium
19363.1%
Low
10.3%
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Recent activity

Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.

Arista

Recent CVEs affecting Arista
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-7473(opens NVD record)Medium
5.8
Jun 5, 2026
CVE-2026-31431(opens NVD record)High
7.8
Apr 22, 2026

Cisco

Recent CVEs affecting Cisco
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-76504(opens NVD record)Critical
9.8
Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-76460(opens NVD record)Critical
10.0
Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-76451(opens NVD record)Medium
4.9
Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-76450(opens NVD record)Medium
4.9
Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-76449(opens NVD record)Medium
4.9
Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-76448(opens NVD record)Medium
4.9
Sep 16, 2026