Head-to-head
SolarWinds vs VMware
SolarWinds carries 14.6× the disclosed CVE volume of VMware. 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.
| SolarWinds | Metric | VMware | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Total CVEs | 7 | ||
| 15 | Critical | 1 | ||
| 49 | High | 3 | ||
| 37 | Medium | 3 | ||
| 1 | Low | 0 | ||
| 46 | Open in latest | 19 | ||
| 2 | Product families | 3 |
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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.
SolarWinds
14.7% critical- Critical
- 1514.7%
- High
- 4948.0%
- Medium
- 3736.3%
- Low
- 11.0%
VMware
14.3% critical- Critical
- 114.3%
- High
- 342.9%
- Medium
- 342.9%
- Low
- 00.0%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
SolarWinds
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-28318(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40541(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40540(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40539(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40538(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40549(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Nov 18, 2025 |
VMware
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44871(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44873(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.4 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44872(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44870(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44869(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44868(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | May 12, 2026 |