Comparison Overview

Merck

VS

Viatris

Merck

126 E Lincoln Ave, P.O. Box 2000, Rahway, New Jersey, US, 07065
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 800 and 849

At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.merck.com. This site is intended for residents of the United States and Canada and their territories only. FLS: http://merck.us/3TKXNuZ

NAICS: 3254
NAICS Definition: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Employees: 42,297
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Viatris

Last Update: 2025-12-10
Between 750 and 799

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS) is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale. In 2022 alone, we supplied high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world. With our exceptionally extensive and diverse portfolio of medicines, a one-of-a-kind global supply chain designed to reach more people when and where they need them, and the scientific expertise to address some of the world’s most enduring health challenges, access takes on deep meaning at Viatris. We have the ability to touch all of life’s moments, from birth to end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases. We are headquartered in the U.S., with global centers in Pittsburgh, Shanghai and Hyderabad, India Social Media Guidelines: https://newsroom.viatris.com/social-media-community-guidelines Investors: https://investor.viatris.com Corporate Social Responsibility: https://www.viatris.com/sustainability Connect with Viatris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viatrisinc X: https://www.twitter.com/viatrisinc Viatris and our recruiting firms will not ask for sensitive personal information, such as your social security number, date of birth or bank account details via text, email or social media. Additionally, Viatris representatives do not request payment or personal bank information nor send payment to purchase hardware on your own. Viatris.com is the primary source of all company job postings and authorized third-party career websites.

NAICS: 3254
NAICS Definition: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Employees: 16,525
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Merck
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Viatris
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Merck
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Viatris
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

Merck has 25.0% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Viatris in 2025.

Incident History — Merck (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Merck cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Viatris (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Viatris cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Merck
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 06/2017
Type:Cyber Attack
Blog: Blog
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Viatris
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Merck company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Viatris company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Merck company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Viatris company has not reported any.

In the current year, Merck company has reported more cyber incidents than Viatris company.

Neither Viatris company nor Merck company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Merck company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Viatris company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Merck company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Viatris company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Merck company nor Viatris company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Merck nor Viatris holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Merck company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Viatris company.

Merck company employs more people globally than Viatris company, reflecting its scale as a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.

Neither Merck nor Viatris holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Merck nor Viatris holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Merck nor Viatris holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Merck nor Viatris holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Merck nor Viatris holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Merck nor Viatris holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

FreePBX Endpoint Manager is a module for managing telephony endpoints in FreePBX systems. Versions prior to 16.0.96 and 17.0.1 through 17.0.9 have a weak default password. By default, this is a 6 digit numeric value which can be brute forced. (This is the app_password parameter). Depending on local configuration, this password could be the extension, voicemail, user manager, DPMA or EPM phone admin password. This issue is fixed in versions 16.0.96 and 17.0.10.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

Neuron is a PHP framework for creating and orchestrating AI Agents. In versions 2.8.11 and below, the MySQLWriteTool executes arbitrary SQL provided by the caller using PDO::prepare() + execute() without semantic restrictions. This is consistent with the name (“write tool”), but in an LLM/agent context it becomes a high-risk capability: prompt injection or indirect prompt manipulation can cause execution of destructive queries such as DROP TABLE, TRUNCATE, DELETE, ALTER, or privilege-related statements (subject to DB permissions). Deployments that expose an agent with MySQLWriteTool enabled to untrusted input and/or run the tool with a DB user that has broad privileges are impacted. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.12.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Description

Neuron is a PHP framework for creating and orchestrating AI Agents. Versions 2.8.11 and below use MySQLSelectTool, which is vulnerable to Read-Only Bypass. MySQLSelectTool is intended to be a read-only SQL tool (e.g., for LLM agent querying, however, validation based on the first keyword (e.g., SELECT) and a forbidden-keyword list does not block file-writing constructs such as INTO OUTFILE / INTO DUMPFILE. As a result, an attacker who can influence the tool input (e.g., via prompt injection through a public agent endpoint) may write arbitrary files to the DB server if the MySQL/MariaDB account has the FILE privilege and server configuration permits writes to a useful location (e.g., a web-accessible directory). This issue is fixed in version 2.8.12.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Description

Okta Java Management SDK facilitates interactions with the Okta management API. In versions 11.0.0 through 20.0.0, race conditions may arise from concurrent requests using the ApiClient class. This could cause a status code or response header from one request’s response to influence another request’s response. This issue is fixed in version 20.0.1.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description

The Auth0 Next.js SDK is a library for implementing user authentication in Next.js applications. When using versions 4.11.0 through 4.11.2 and 4.12.0, simultaneous requests on the same client may result in improper lookups in the TokenRequestCache for the request results. This issue is fixed in versions 4.11.2 and 4.12.1.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N