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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 8.7× 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: F5 versus Fortinet. Each row gives the metric, F5’s count on the left and Fortinet’s count on the right.
F5MetricFortinet
347Total CVEs40
8Critical0
211High16
118Medium22
10Low2
326Open in latest26
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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.

F5

2.3% critical
Critical
82.3%
High
21160.8%
Medium
11834.0%
Low
102.9%

Fortinet

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
1640.0%
Medium
2255.0%
Low
25.0%
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Recent activity

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

F5

Recent CVEs affecting F5
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-60005(opens NVD record)High
8.2
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-60065(opens NVD record)Low
3.7
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-56434(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-55723(opens NVD record)High
8.3
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-52865(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-42533(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 15, 2026

Fortinet

Recent CVEs affecting Fortinet
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2025-58412(opens NVD record)Medium
4.7
Nov 19, 2025
CVE-2025-54971(opens NVD record)Medium
4.3
Nov 18, 2025
CVE-2025-48839(opens NVD record)Medium
6.6
Nov 18, 2025
CVE-2025-59921(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Oct 14, 2025
CVE-2025-49813(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Aug 12, 2025
CVE-2025-31104(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Jun 10, 2025

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