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 6.7× 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.
Disclosure record
Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.
| F5 | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835 | Total CVEs | 124 | ||
| 42 | Critical | 9 | ||
| 459 | High | 37 | ||
| 319 | Medium | 73 | ||
| 15 | Low | 5 | ||
| 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
5.0% critical- Critical
- 425.0%
- High
- 45955.0%
- Medium
- 31938.2%
- Low
- 151.8%
Fortinet
7.3% critical- Critical
- 97.3%
- High
- 3729.8%
- Medium
- 7358.9%
- Low
- 54.0%
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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