Head-to-head
Cisco vs Arista
Cisco carries 32.6× 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 717 | Total CVEs | 22 | ||
| 37 | Critical | 3 | ||
| 211 | High | 8 | ||
| 467 | Medium | 11 | ||
| 2 | Low | 0 | ||
| 2,330 | Open in latest | 19 | ||
| 5 | 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
5.2% critical- Critical
- 375.2%
- High
- 21129.4%
- Medium
- 46765.1%
- Low
- 20.3%
Arista
13.6% critical- Critical
- 313.6%
- High
- 836.4%
- Medium
- 1150.0%
- 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-2026-20190(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20181(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20262(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.5 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20245(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20233(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.1 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20230(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Jun 3, 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 |
| 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 |