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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 1.6× 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
70Total CVEs43
9Critical0
37High23
20Medium15
4Low5
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

12.9% critical
Critical
912.9%
High
3752.9%
Medium
2028.6%
Low
45.7%

Palo Alto Networks

0.0% critical
Critical
00.0%
High
2353.5%
Medium
1534.9%
Low
511.6%
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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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