Head-to-head
Cisco vs VMware
Cisco carries 416.7× the disclosed CVE volume of VMware. 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 | VMware | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,917 | Total CVEs | 7 | ||
| 92 | Critical | 1 | ||
| 1,257 | High | 3 | ||
| 1,542 | Medium | 3 | ||
| 26 | Low | 0 | ||
| 2,334 | 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
3.2% critical- Critical
- 923.2%
- High
- 1,25743.1%
- Medium
- 1,54252.9%
- Low
- 260.9%
VMware
14.3% critical- Critical
- 114.3%
- High
- 342.9%
- Medium
- 342.9%
- 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 |
VMware
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44871(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44873(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.4 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44872(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44870(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44869(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44868(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |