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F5 vs Fortinet

SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. F5 carries 1.6× the disclosed CVE volume of Fortinet. 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: F5 versus Fortinet. Each row gives the metric, F5’s count on the left and Fortinet’s count on the right.
F5MetricFortinet
80Total CVEs50
2Critical2
48High18
28Medium25
2Low5
285Open 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.

F5

2.5% critical
Critical
22.5%
High
4860.0%
Medium
2835.0%
Low
22.5%

Fortinet

4.0% critical
Critical
24.0%
High
1836.0%
Medium
2550.0%
Low
510.0%
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Recent activity

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

F5

Recent CVEs affecting F5
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-42937(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42930(opens NVD record)High
8.7
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42924(opens NVD record)High
8.7
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42920(opens NVD record)High
7.5
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42919(opens NVD record)Medium
6.7
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42781(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 13, 2026

Fortinet

Recent CVEs affecting Fortinet
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2025-67862(opens NVD record)Medium
6.7
Jun 9, 2026
CVE-2026-44278(opens NVD record)Low
2.3
May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-53844(opens NVD record)High
8.8
May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-61624(opens NVD record)Medium
6.0
Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2025-53847(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-24018(opens NVD record)High
7.8
Mar 10, 2026

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