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Network Detection / IDS-IPS · head-to-head

NetScout vs Palo Alto Networks

Standalone and embedded IDS/IPS/NDR. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Palo Alto Networks carries 4.3× 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: NetScout versus Palo Alto Networks. Each row gives the metric, NetScout’s count on the left and Palo Alto Networks’s count on the right.
NetScoutMetricPalo Alto Networks
7Total CVEs30
1Critical4
4High13
2Medium11
0Low2
27Open in latest84
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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.

NetScout

14.3% critical
Critical
114.3%
High
457.1%
Medium
228.6%
Low
00.0%

Palo Alto Networks

13.3% critical
Critical
413.3%
High
1343.3%
Medium
1136.7%
Low
26.7%
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Recent activity

Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.

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

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-0257(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0300(opens NVD record)Critical
9.8
May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-0227(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jan 15, 2026
CVE-2025-4615(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Oct 9, 2025
CVE-2025-4614(opens NVD record)Low
2.7
Oct 9, 2025
CVE-2025-4231(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Jun 13, 2025

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