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Head-to-head

Arista vs Cisco

Cisco carries 57.5× 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 CVEs115
0Critical17
1High37
1Medium61
0Low0
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

14.8% critical
Critical
1714.8%
High
3732.2%
Medium
6153.0%
Low
00.0%
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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