Head-to-head
Trellix/McAfee vs VMware
Trellix/McAfee carries 11.4× 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.
| Trellix/McAfee | Metric | VMware | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Total CVEs | 7 | ||
| 5 | Critical | 1 | ||
| 27 | High | 3 | ||
| 42 | Medium | 3 | ||
| 6 | Low | 0 | ||
| 38 | 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.
Trellix/McAfee
6.3% critical- Critical
- 56.3%
- High
- 2733.8%
- Medium
- 4252.5%
- Low
- 67.5%
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.
Trellix/McAfee
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-1254(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.1 | Apr 20, 2022 |
| CVE-2021-45105(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.9 | Dec 18, 2021 |
| CVE-2021-4038(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.8 | Dec 9, 2021 |
| CVE-2021-20026(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | May 27, 2021 |
| CVE-2021-3450(opens NVD record) | High | 7.4 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| CVE-2021-3449(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.9 | Mar 25, 2021 |
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 |