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Routing & Switching · head-to-head

Arista vs Cisco

Enterprise and data-center routers plus Ethernet switching. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Cisco carries 15.8× the disclosed CVE volume of Arista. 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: Arista versus Cisco. Each row gives the metric, Arista’s count on the left and Cisco’s count on the right.
AristaMetricCisco
19Total CVEs300
3Critical11
6High130
10Medium159
0Low0
16Open in latest1,264
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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.

Arista

15.8% critical
Critical
315.8%
High
631.6%
Medium
1052.6%
Low
00.0%

Cisco

3.7% critical
Critical
113.7%
High
13043.3%
Medium
15953.0%
Low
00.0%
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Recent activity

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

Arista

Recent CVEs affecting Arista
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-7473(opens NVD record)Medium
5.8
Jun 5, 2026
CVE-2024-6387(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 1, 2024
CVE-2023-3646(opens NVD record)Medium
5.9
Aug 29, 2023
CVE-2023-24548(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
Aug 29, 2023
CVE-2023-24510(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jun 5, 2023
CVE-2023-24512(opens NVD record)High
8.8
Apr 25, 2023

Cisco

Recent CVEs affecting Cisco
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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-2026-20224(opens NVD record)High
8.6
May 14, 2026
CVE-2026-20210(opens NVD record)Medium
5.4
May 14, 2026
CVE-2026-20209(opens NVD record)Medium
5.4
May 14, 2026
CVE-2026-20182(opens NVD record)Critical
10.0
May 14, 2026

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