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Palo Alto Networks vs WatchGuard
Next-gen firewalls and hybrid-mesh network security. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Palo Alto Networks carries 4.7× the disclosed CVE volume of WatchGuard. 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.
| Palo Alto Networks | Metric | WatchGuard | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Total CVEs | 45 | ||
| 20 | Critical | 5 | ||
| 94 | High | 19 | ||
| 89 | Medium | 21 | ||
| 9 | Low | 0 | ||
| 76 | Open in latest | 18 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Palo Alto Networks
9.4% critical- Critical
- 209.4%
- High
- 9444.3%
- Medium
- 8942.0%
- Low
- 94.2%
WatchGuard
11.1% critical- Critical
- 511.1%
- High
- 1942.2%
- Medium
- 2146.7%
- Low
- 00.0%
Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
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 |
WatchGuard
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-3344(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.9 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-3343(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.1 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-3342(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-14733(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Dec 19, 2025 |
| CVE-2025-6946(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.8 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| CVE-2025-1547(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Dec 4, 2025 |
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