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Wireless LAN · head-to-head

Arista vs Cisco

Enterprise access points and WLAN controllers. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Cisco carries 15.9× 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
9Total CVEs143
0Critical6
0High39
6Medium96
3Low2
4Open in latest112
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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

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
00.0%
Medium
666.7%
Low
333.3%

Cisco

4.2% critical
Critical
64.2%
High
3927.3%
Medium
9667.1%
Low
21.4%
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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-2020-26147(opens NVD record)Medium
5.4
May 11, 2021
CVE-2020-26146(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
May 11, 2021
CVE-2020-26144(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 11, 2021
CVE-2020-26143(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 11, 2021
CVE-2020-26140(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 11, 2021
CVE-2020-26139(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
May 11, 2021

Cisco

Recent CVEs affecting Cisco
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-20189(opens NVD record)Medium
4.3
May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-20123(opens NVD record)Medium
4.3
Feb 4, 2026
CVE-2026-20111(opens NVD record)Medium
4.8
Feb 4, 2026
CVE-2026-20075(opens NVD record)Medium
4.8
Jan 15, 2026
CVE-2025-20280(opens NVD record)Medium
4.8
Sep 3, 2025
CVE-2025-20270(opens NVD record)Medium
4.3
Sep 3, 2025

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