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Fortinet vs Palo Alto Networks

SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Fortinet carries 10.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Palo Alto Networks. 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: Fortinet versus Palo Alto Networks. Each row gives the metric, Fortinet’s count on the left and Palo Alto Networks’s count on the right.
FortinetMetricPalo Alto Networks
120Total CVEs12
6Critical0
36High8
60Medium2
18Low2
121Open in latest13
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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.

Fortinet

5.0% critical
Critical
65.0%
High
3630.0%
Medium
6050.0%
Low
1815.0%

Palo Alto Networks

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
866.7%
Medium
216.7%
Low
216.7%
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Recent activity

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

Fortinet

Recent CVEs affecting Fortinet
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-0267(opens NVD record)Medium
5.5
Jun 10, 2026
CVE-2026-0251(opens NVD record)High
7.8
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0250(opens NVD record)High
8.1
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0249(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 13, 2026
CVE-2025-4227(opens NVD record)Low
3.5
Jun 13, 2025
CVE-2025-4232(opens NVD record)High
8.8
Jun 13, 2025

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