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 a disclosed CVE volume comparable to 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | Total CVEs | 364 | ||
| 7 | Critical | 23 | ||
| 200 | High | 113 | ||
| 154 | Medium | 192 | ||
| 0 | Low | 36 | ||
| 230 | 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
1.9% critical- Critical
- 71.9%
- High
- 20055.4%
- Medium
- 15442.7%
- Low
- 00.0%
Fortinet
6.3% critical- Critical
- 236.3%
- High
- 11331.0%
- Medium
- 19252.7%
- Low
- 369.9%
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-2026-20025(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 |
| CVE-2026-20021(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.3 | Mar 4, 2026 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CVE-2026-23573(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.1 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-62826(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.1 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-62675(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.4 | Jul 14, 2026 |
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