Head-to-head
Cisco vs Broadcom
Cisco carries 26.9× the disclosed CVE volume of Broadcom. 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.
| Cisco | Metric | Broadcom | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,850 | Total CVEs | 106 | ||
| 93 | Critical | 8 | ||
| 1,229 | High | 49 | ||
| 1,502 | Medium | 45 | ||
| 26 | Low | 4 | ||
| 2,285 | Open in latest | 59 | ||
| 10 | Product families | 2 |
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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.
Cisco
3.3% critical- Critical
- 933.3%
- High
- 1,22943.1%
- Medium
- 1,50252.7%
- Low
- 260.9%
Broadcom
7.5% critical- Critical
- 87.5%
- High
- 4946.2%
- Medium
- 4542.5%
- Low
- 43.8%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Cisco
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20349(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 11, 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 |
| 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 |
Broadcom
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-9711(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-58381(opens NVD record) | Low | 2.3 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-58380(opens NVD record) | Low | 2.3 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0383(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-58383(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-58382(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Feb 3, 2026 |