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 12.2× 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.
Disclosure record
Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.
| Arista | Metric | Cisco | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Total CVEs | 231 | ||
| 3 | Critical | 7 | ||
| 6 | High | 118 | ||
| 10 | Medium | 106 | ||
| 0 | Low | 0 | ||
| 16 | Open in latest | 1,272 |
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
3.0% critical- Critical
- 73.0%
- High
- 11851.1%
- Medium
- 10645.9%
- Low
- 00.0%
Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Arista
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20273(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20272(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20271(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20270(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20269(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20268(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
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