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Head-to-head

Barracuda vs NetScout

NetScout carries 18.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Barracuda. 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: Barracuda versus NetScout. Each row gives the metric, Barracuda’s count on the left and NetScout’s count on the right.
BarracudaMetricNetScout
2Total CVEs36
1Critical4
1High6
0Medium24
0Low2
6Open in latest27
3Product families1
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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.

Barracuda

50.0% critical
Critical
150.0%
High
150.0%
Medium
00.0%
Low
00.0%

NetScout

11.1% critical
Critical
411.1%
High
616.7%
Medium
2466.7%
Low
25.6%
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Recent activity

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

Barracuda

Recent CVEs affecting Barracuda
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2021-41823(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Jan 1, 2023
CVE-2021-45105(opens NVD record)Medium
5.9
Dec 18, 2021
CVE-2019-5648(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Mar 12, 2020
CVE-2014-2595(opens NVD record)Critical
9.8
Feb 12, 2020
CVE-2018-3639(opens NVD record)Medium
5.5
May 22, 2018
CVE-2017-15524(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
Dec 19, 2017

NetScout

Recent CVEs affecting NetScout
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2025-32986(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Apr 25, 2025
CVE-2025-32985(opens NVD record)Critical
9.8
Apr 25, 2025
CVE-2025-32984(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Apr 25, 2025
CVE-2025-32983(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Apr 25, 2025
CVE-2025-32982(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Apr 25, 2025
CVE-2025-32981(opens NVD record)High
7.1
Apr 25, 2025