NGFW / Network Security · head-to-head
Barracuda vs Fortinet
Next-gen firewalls and hybrid-mesh network security. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Fortinet carries 421.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Barracuda. 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.
| Barracuda | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total CVEs | 421 | ||
| 1 | Critical | 31 | ||
| 0 | High | 111 | ||
| 0 | Medium | 247 | ||
| 0 | Low | 32 | ||
| 6 | Open in latest | 176 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Barracuda
100.0% critical- Critical
- 1100.0%
- High
- 00.0%
- Medium
- 00.0%
- Low
- 00.0%
Fortinet
7.4% critical- Critical
- 317.4%
- High
- 11126.4%
- Medium
- 24758.7%
- Low
- 327.6%
Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Barracuda
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-2595(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Feb 12, 2020 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CVE-2025-62826(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.1 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-62675(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.4 | Jul 14, 2026 |
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