Application Delivery / ADC · head-to-head
F5 vs Fortinet
L4-L7 load balancers, ADCs and reverse proxies. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. F5 carries 3.1× 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.
Disclosure record
Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.
| F5 | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Total CVEs | 42 | ||
| 2 | Critical | 5 | ||
| 82 | High | 11 | ||
| 41 | Medium | 22 | ||
| 5 | Low | 4 | ||
| 322 | Open in latest | 46 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
F5
1.5% critical- Critical
- 21.5%
- High
- 8263.1%
- Medium
- 4131.5%
- Low
- 53.8%
Fortinet
11.9% critical- Critical
- 511.9%
- High
- 1126.2%
- Medium
- 2252.4%
- Low
- 49.5%
Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
F5
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48142(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.8 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42530(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42055(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-9256(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | May 22, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42946(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.5 | May 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42945(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | May 13, 2026 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-40688(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-39814(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.7 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-39811(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.9 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-30897(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.6 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-24641(opens NVD record) | Low | 2.7 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-24640(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.6 | Mar 10, 2026 |
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