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Fortinet vs Trellix/McAfee

Next-gen firewalls and hybrid-mesh network security. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Fortinet carries 5.3× the disclosed CVE volume of Trellix/McAfee. 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 Trellix/McAfee. Each row gives the metric, Fortinet’s count on the left and Trellix/McAfee’s count on the right.
FortinetMetricTrellix/McAfee
425Total CVEs80
32Critical5
110High27
251Medium42
32Low6
176Open in latest38
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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

7.5% critical
Critical
327.5%
High
11025.9%
Medium
25159.1%
Low
327.5%

Trellix/McAfee

6.3% critical
Critical
56.3%
High
2733.8%
Medium
4252.5%
Low
67.5%
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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-2026-71408(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-71407(opens NVD record)Medium
5.6
Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-70466(opens NVD record)Medium
5.3
Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-26035(opens NVD record)Critical
9.8
Aug 12, 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

Trellix/McAfee

Recent CVEs affecting Trellix/McAfee
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2022-1254(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Apr 20, 2022
CVE-2021-4038(opens NVD record)Medium
4.8
Dec 9, 2021
CVE-2021-3450(opens NVD record)High
7.4
Mar 25, 2021
CVE-2021-3449(opens NVD record)Medium
5.9
Mar 25, 2021
CVE-2021-23885(opens NVD record)Critical
9.0
Feb 17, 2021
CVE-2021-3156(opens NVD record)High
7.8
Jan 26, 2021

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