Head-to-head
Arista vs Cisco
Cisco carries 45.3× 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.
| Arista | Metric | Cisco | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Total CVEs | 2,896 | ||
| 8 | Critical | 100 | ||
| 21 | High | 1,247 | ||
| 28 | Medium | 1,523 | ||
| 7 | Low | 26 | ||
| 23 | Open in latest | 2,331 | ||
| 3 | Product families | 10 |
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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
12.5% critical- Critical
- 812.5%
- High
- 2132.8%
- Medium
- 2843.8%
- Low
- 710.9%
Cisco
3.5% critical- Critical
- 1003.5%
- High
- 1,24743.1%
- Medium
- 1,52352.6%
- Low
- 260.9%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Arista
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |