Head-to-head
Arista vs VMware
Arista carries 7.9× the disclosed CVE volume of VMware. 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 | VMware | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Total CVEs | 7 | ||
| 8 | Critical | 1 | ||
| 21 | High | 3 | ||
| 22 | Medium | 3 | ||
| 4 | Low | 0 | ||
| 19 | Open in latest | 19 | ||
| 3 | Product families | 3 |
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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
14.5% critical- Critical
- 814.5%
- High
- 2138.2%
- Medium
- 2240.0%
- Low
- 47.3%
VMware
14.3% critical- Critical
- 114.3%
- High
- 342.9%
- Medium
- 342.9%
- 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
| 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 |
VMware
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44871(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44873(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.4 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44872(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44870(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44869(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44868(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |