NGFW / Network Security · head-to-head
Barracuda vs Palo Alto Networks
Next-gen firewalls and hybrid-mesh network security. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Palo Alto Networks carries 106.0× 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 | Palo Alto Networks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Total CVEs | 212 | ||
| 1 | Critical | 20 | ||
| 1 | High | 94 | ||
| 0 | Medium | 89 | ||
| 0 | Low | 9 | ||
| 6 | Open in latest | 76 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Barracuda
50.0% critical- Critical
- 150.0%
- High
- 150.0%
- Medium
- 00.0%
- Low
- 00.0%
Palo Alto Networks
9.4% critical- Critical
- 209.4%
- High
- 9444.3%
- Medium
- 8942.0%
- Low
- 94.2%
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 |
| CVE-2017-6320(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | Jul 18, 2017 |
Palo Alto Networks
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0257(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | May 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0300(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | May 6, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0227(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-4615(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Oct 9, 2025 |
| CVE-2025-4614(opens NVD record) | Low | 2.7 | Oct 9, 2025 |
| CVE-2025-4231(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Jun 13, 2025 |
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