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F5 vs OpenVPN

SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. F5 carries 9.0× the disclosed CVE volume of OpenVPN. 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 OpenVPN. Each row gives the metric, F5’s count on the left and OpenVPN’s count on the right.
F5MetricOpenVPN
108Total CVEs12
2Critical3
73High7
30Medium2
3Low0
285Open in latest27
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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

1.9% critical
Critical
21.9%
High
7367.6%
Medium
3027.8%
Low
32.8%

OpenVPN

25.0% critical
Critical
325.0%
High
758.3%
Medium
216.7%
Low
00.0%
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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

OpenVPN

Recent CVEs affecting OpenVPN
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-9560(opens NVD record)High
7.8
May 26, 2026
CVE-2025-13086(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Dec 3, 2025
CVE-2025-13751(opens NVD record)Medium
5.5
Dec 3, 2025
CVE-2025-12106(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
Dec 1, 2025
CVE-2024-4877(opens NVD record)High
8.8
Apr 3, 2025
CVE-2025-2704(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Apr 2, 2025

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