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 31.0× 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Total CVEs | 1,428 | ||
| 8 | Critical | 28 | ||
| 16 | High | 742 | ||
| 18 | Medium | 641 | ||
| 4 | Low | 17 | ||
| 16 | Open in latest | 1,293 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Arista
17.4% critical- Critical
- 817.4%
- High
- 1634.8%
- Medium
- 1839.1%
- Low
- 48.7%
Cisco
2.0% critical- Critical
- 282.0%
- High
- 74252.0%
- Medium
- 64144.9%
- Low
- 171.2%
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-2026-20280(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20276(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20274(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20301(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20273(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20272(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Aug 5, 2026 |
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