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Head-to-head

Cisco vs NetScout

Cisco carries 41.0× the disclosed CVE volume of NetScout. 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: Cisco versus NetScout. Each row gives the metric, Cisco’s count on the left and NetScout’s count on the right.
CiscoMetricNetScout
287Total CVEs7
20Critical1
75High4
191Medium2
1Low0
2,330Open in latest27
5Product 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.

Cisco

7.0% critical
Critical
207.0%
High
7526.1%
Medium
19166.6%
Low
10.3%

NetScout

14.3% critical
Critical
114.3%
High
457.1%
Medium
228.6%
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

Recent CVEs affecting Cisco
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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

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