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Cisco vs Tailscale

SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Cisco carries 268.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Tailscale. 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 Tailscale. Each row gives the metric, Cisco’s count on the left and Tailscale’s count on the right.
CiscoMetricTailscale
804Total CVEs3
25Critical1
299High1
477Medium1
3Low0
594Open in latest0
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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

3.1% critical
Critical
253.1%
High
29937.2%
Medium
47759.3%
Low
30.4%

Tailscale

33.3% critical
Critical
133.3%
High
133.3%
Medium
133.3%
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-2026-20195(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-20193(opens NVD record)Medium
4.3
May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-20186(opens NVD record)Critical
9.9
Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-20136(opens NVD record)Medium
6.0
Apr 15, 2026

Tailscale

Recent CVEs affecting Tailscale
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2023-28436(opens NVD record)Medium
5.7
Mar 23, 2023
CVE-2022-41925(opens NVD record)High
8.8
Nov 23, 2022
CVE-2022-41924(opens NVD record)Critical
9.6
Nov 23, 2022

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