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Head-to-head

Cisco vs Fortinet

Fortinet carries 1.2× 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.

Metric comparison: Cisco versus Fortinet. Each row gives the metric, Cisco’s count on the left and Fortinet’s count on the right.
CiscoMetricFortinet
88Total CVEs104
10Critical7
21High30
57Medium59
0Low8
2,330Open in latest268
5Product families8
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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

11.4% critical
Critical
1011.4%
High
2123.9%
Medium
5764.8%
Low
00.0%

Fortinet

6.7% critical
Critical
76.7%
High
3028.8%
Medium
5956.7%
Low
87.7%
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Recent activity

Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.

Cisco

Recent CVEs affecting Cisco
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-20190(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-20181(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-20262(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Jun 15, 2026
CVE-2026-20245(opens NVD record)High
7.8
Jun 4, 2026
CVE-2026-20233(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Jun 3, 2026
CVE-2026-20230(opens NVD record)High
8.6
Jun 3, 2026

Fortinet

Recent CVEs affecting Fortinet
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2025-67862(opens NVD record)Medium
6.7
Jun 9, 2026
CVE-2026-44278(opens NVD record)Low
2.3
May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-67604(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-53870(opens NVD record)Medium
6.7
May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-53844(opens NVD record)High
8.8
May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-53680(opens NVD record)Medium
6.7
May 12, 2026