Secure Remote Access / VPN · head-to-head
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 8.9× 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.
Disclosure record
Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.
| Fortinet | Metric | Palo Alto Networks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | Total CVEs | 29 | ||
| 16 | Critical | 0 | ||
| 81 | High | 19 | ||
| 127 | Medium | 7 | ||
| 34 | Low | 3 | ||
| 121 | Open in latest | 18 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Fortinet
6.2% critical- Critical
- 166.2%
- High
- 8131.4%
- Medium
- 12749.2%
- Low
- 3413.2%
Palo Alto Networks
0.0% critical- Critical
- 00.0%
- High
- 1965.5%
- Medium
- 724.1%
- Low
- 310.3%
Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
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 |
Palo Alto Networks
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0299(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0298(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0297(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0296(opens NVD record) | High | 7.4 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0295(opens NVD record) | High | 7.0 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-0267(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.5 | Jun 10, 2026 |
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