Head-to-head
Cisco vs Arista
Cisco carries 153.0× 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.
| Cisco | Metric | Arista | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | Total CVEs | 2 | ||
| 30 | Critical | 0 | ||
| 82 | High | 1 | ||
| 193 | Medium | 1 | ||
| 1 | Low | 0 | ||
| 2,331 | Open in latest | 23 | ||
| 10 | 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.
Cisco
9.8% critical- Critical
- 309.8%
- High
- 8226.8%
- Medium
- 19363.1%
- Low
- 10.3%
Arista
0.0% critical- Critical
- 00.0%
- High
- 150.0%
- Medium
- 150.0%
- Low
- 00.0%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
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 |
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 |