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Head-to-head

Arista vs Cisco

Cisco carries 30.9× 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
22Total CVEs679
3Critical44
8High200
11Medium433
0Low2
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

13.6% critical
Critical
313.6%
High
836.4%
Medium
1150.0%
Low
00.0%

Cisco

6.5% critical
Critical
446.5%
High
20029.5%
Medium
43363.8%
Low
20.3%
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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
CVE-2024-6387(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 1, 2024
CVE-2023-3646(opens NVD record)Medium
5.9
Aug 29, 2023
CVE-2023-24548(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
Aug 29, 2023
CVE-2023-24546(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jun 13, 2023

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