Routing & Switching · head-to-head
Cisco vs Fortinet
Enterprise and data-center routers plus Ethernet switching. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. Cisco carries 23.1× the disclosed CVE volume of Fortinet. 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.
| Cisco | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | Total CVEs | 10 | ||
| 7 | Critical | 3 | ||
| 118 | High | 2 | ||
| 106 | Medium | 5 | ||
| 0 | Low | 0 | ||
| 1,272 | Open in latest | 4 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Cisco
3.0% critical- Critical
- 73.0%
- High
- 11851.1%
- Medium
- 10645.9%
- Low
- 00.0%
Fortinet
30.0% critical- Critical
- 330.0%
- High
- 220.0%
- Medium
- 550.0%
- Low
- 00.0%
Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Cisco
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20273(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20272(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20271(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20270(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20269(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20268(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-48887(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Apr 8, 2025 |
| CVE-2023-25610(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| CVE-2022-23439(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.7 | Jan 22, 2025 |
| CVE-2023-37937(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| CVE-2023-37936(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| CVE-2022-27488(opens NVD record) | High | 8.3 | Dec 13, 2023 |
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