Head-to-head
Cisco vs Fortinet
Fortinet carries 1.1× the disclosed CVE volume of Cisco. 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 | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Total CVEs | 100 | ||
| 12 | Critical | 5 | ||
| 27 | High | 27 | ||
| 51 | Medium | 59 | ||
| 0 | Low | 9 | ||
| 2,285 | Open in latest | 292 | ||
| 10 | Product families | 10 |
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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
13.3% critical- Critical
- 1213.3%
- High
- 2730.0%
- Medium
- 5156.7%
- Low
- 00.0%
Fortinet
5.0% critical- Critical
- 55.0%
- High
- 2727.0%
- Medium
- 5959.0%
- Low
- 99.0%
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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 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-59838(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.9 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59841(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59840(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.3 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59839(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.5 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59837(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.6 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-23573(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.1 | Jul 14, 2026 |