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OpenVPN vs Palo Alto Networks

SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. OpenVPN carries 1.1× 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: OpenVPN versus Palo Alto Networks. Each row gives the metric, OpenVPN’s count on the left and Palo Alto Networks’s count on the right.
OpenVPNMetricPalo Alto Networks
32Total CVEs29
6Critical0
21High19
5Medium7
0Low3
28Open in latest18
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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.

OpenVPN

18.8% critical
Critical
618.8%
High
2165.6%
Medium
515.6%
Low
00.0%

Palo Alto Networks

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
1965.5%
Medium
724.1%
Low
310.3%
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Recent activity

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

OpenVPN

Recent CVEs affecting OpenVPN
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-13379(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-13117(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-12996(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-12932(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-11771(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2025-3110(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jul 8, 2026

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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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