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Network Detection / IDS-IPS · head-to-head

Fortinet vs Palo Alto Networks

Standalone and embedded IDS/IPS/NDR. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Fortinet carries 2.4× the disclosed CVE volume of Palo Alto Networks. 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: Fortinet versus Palo Alto Networks. Each row gives the metric, Fortinet’s count on the left and Palo Alto Networks’s count on the right.
FortinetMetricPalo Alto Networks
123Total CVEs51
10Critical9
30High26
66Medium14
17Low2
120Open in latest102
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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.

Fortinet

8.1% critical
Critical
108.1%
High
3024.4%
Medium
6653.7%
Low
1713.8%

Palo Alto Networks

17.6% critical
Critical
917.6%
High
2651.0%
Medium
1427.5%
Low
23.9%
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Recent activity

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

Fortinet

Recent CVEs affecting Fortinet
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-59838(opens NVD record)Medium
5.9
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-59841(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-59840(opens NVD record)Medium
4.3
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-59839(opens NVD record)Medium
5.5
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-59837(opens NVD record)Medium
6.6
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-23573(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Jul 14, 2026

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-0287(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-0286(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-0285(opens NVD record)Medium
4.9
Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-0284(opens NVD record)Critical
9.9
Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-0283(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-0282(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Jul 9, 2026

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