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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
24Total CVEs21
5Critical0
15High13
4Medium5
0Low3
27Open in latest9
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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

20.8% critical
Critical
520.8%
High
1562.5%
Medium
416.7%
Low
00.0%

Palo Alto Networks

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
1361.9%
Medium
523.8%
Low
314.3%
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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-2026-9560(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

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2025-4227(opens NVD record)Low
3.5
Jun 13, 2025
CVE-2025-4232(opens NVD record)High
8.8
Jun 13, 2025
CVE-2025-0135(opens NVD record)Low
3.3
May 14, 2025
CVE-2025-0120(opens NVD record)High
7.0
Apr 11, 2025
CVE-2025-0118(opens NVD record)High
8.0
Mar 12, 2025
CVE-2024-5921(opens NVD record)High
8.8
Nov 27, 2024

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