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Head-to-head

Cisco vs Fortinet

Cisco carries 1.4× the disclosed CVE volume of Fortinet. 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
717Total CVEs527
37Critical36
211High172
467Medium268
2Low51
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

5.2% critical
Critical
375.2%
High
21129.4%
Medium
46765.1%
Low
20.3%

Fortinet

6.8% critical
Critical
366.8%
High
17232.6%
Medium
26850.9%
Low
519.7%
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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