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Cisco vs Fortinet

SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Fortinet carries 2.4× the disclosed CVE volume of Cisco. 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: Cisco versus Fortinet. Each row gives the metric, Cisco’s count on the left and Fortinet’s count on the right.
CiscoMetricFortinet
50Total CVEs119
3Critical6
19High36
28Medium59
0Low18
232Open in latest121
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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.

Cisco

6.0% critical
Critical
36.0%
High
1938.0%
Medium
2856.0%
Low
00.0%

Fortinet

5.0% critical
Critical
65.0%
High
3630.3%
Medium
5949.6%
Low
1815.1%
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Recent activity

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

Cisco

Recent CVEs affecting Cisco
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-20349(opens NVD record)High
8.6
Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-20012(opens NVD record)High
8.6
Mar 25, 2026
CVE-2026-20025(opens NVD record)Medium
6.8
Mar 4, 2026
CVE-2026-20024(opens NVD record)Medium
6.8
Mar 4, 2026
CVE-2026-20023(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Mar 4, 2026
CVE-2026-20022(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Mar 4, 2026

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-2026-70465(opens NVD record)High
8.1
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
CVE-2026-59837(opens NVD record)Medium
6.6
Jul 14, 2026

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