Secure Remote Access / VPN · head-to-head
Cisco vs Fortinet
SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Fortinet carries 2.8× 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.
Disclosure record
Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.
| Cisco | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Total CVEs | 258 | ||
| 3 | Critical | 16 | ||
| 40 | High | 81 | ||
| 49 | Medium | 127 | ||
| 0 | Low | 34 | ||
| 232 | Open in latest | 121 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Cisco
3.3% critical- Critical
- 33.3%
- High
- 4043.5%
- Medium
- 4953.3%
- Low
- 00.0%
Fortinet
6.2% critical- Critical
- 166.2%
- High
- 8131.4%
- Medium
- 12749.2%
- Low
- 3413.2%
Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Cisco
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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