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Forcepoint 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 15.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Forcepoint. 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: Forcepoint versus Palo Alto Networks. Each row gives the metric, Forcepoint’s count on the left and Palo Alto Networks’s count on the right.
ForcepointMetricPalo Alto Networks
2Total CVEs30
0Critical4
1High13
1Medium11
0Low2
5Open in latest76
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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.

Forcepoint

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
150.0%
Medium
150.0%
Low
00.0%

Palo Alto Networks

13.3% critical
Critical
413.3%
High
1343.3%
Medium
1136.7%
Low
26.7%
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Recent activity

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

Forcepoint

Recent CVEs affecting Forcepoint
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2025-2274(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Mar 16, 2026
CVE-2025-12690(opens NVD record)High
7.8
Mar 11, 2026

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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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