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 3.5× 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341 | Total CVEs | 98 | ||
| 8 | Critical | 7 | ||
| 208 | High | 34 | ||
| 116 | Medium | 53 | ||
| 9 | 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
2.3% critical- Critical
- 82.3%
- High
- 20861.0%
- Medium
- 11634.0%
- Low
- 92.6%
Fortinet
7.1% critical- Critical
- 77.1%
- High
- 3434.7%
- Medium
- 5354.1%
- Low
- 44.1%
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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