Head-to-head
Cisco vs Broadcom
Cisco carries 18.4× the disclosed CVE volume of Broadcom. 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 | Broadcom | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,896 | Total CVEs | 157 | ||
| 100 | Critical | 10 | ||
| 1,247 | High | 71 | ||
| 1,523 | Medium | 70 | ||
| 26 | Low | 6 | ||
| 2,331 | Open in latest | 59 | ||
| 10 | Product families | 2 |
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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
3.5% critical- Critical
- 1003.5%
- High
- 1,24743.1%
- Medium
- 1,52352.6%
- Low
- 260.9%
Broadcom
6.4% critical- Critical
- 106.4%
- High
- 7145.2%
- Medium
- 7044.6%
- Low
- 63.8%
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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 |
Broadcom
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-94587(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.5 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-94586(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.8 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-94585(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-94581(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.8 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-94579(opens NVD record) | High | 8.0 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-94577(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | Oct 8, 2026 |