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Head-to-head

Cisco vs Fortinet

Cisco carries 4.2× 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
2,913Total CVEs690
90Critical49
1,256High215
1,541Medium372
26Low54
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

3.1% critical
Critical
903.1%
High
1,25643.1%
Medium
1,54152.9%
Low
260.9%

Fortinet

7.1% critical
Critical
497.1%
High
21531.2%
Medium
37253.9%
Low
547.8%
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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