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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.

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Disclosure record

Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.

Metric comparison: Cisco versus Fortinet. Each row gives the metric, Cisco’s count on the left and Fortinet’s count on the right.
CiscoMetricFortinet
231Total CVEs10
7Critical3
118High2
106Medium5
0Low0
1,272Open in latest4
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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.

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%
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Recent activity

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

Cisco

Recent CVEs affecting Cisco
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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

Recent CVEs affecting Fortinet
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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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