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 69.5× 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,528 | Total CVEs | 22 | ||
| 40 | Critical | 5 | ||
| 765 | High | 5 | ||
| 706 | Medium | 12 | ||
| 17 | Low | 0 | ||
| 1,264 | Open in latest | 6 |
Risk profile
Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.
Cisco
2.6% critical- Critical
- 402.6%
- High
- 76550.1%
- Medium
- 70646.2%
- Low
- 171.1%
Fortinet
22.7% critical- Critical
- 522.7%
- High
- 522.7%
- Medium
- 1254.5%
- 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-2026-20262(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.5 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20245(opens NVD record) | High | 7.8 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20224(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | May 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20210(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.4 | May 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20209(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.4 | May 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20182(opens NVD record) | Critical | 10.0 | May 14, 2026 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-53870(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.7 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-53680(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.7 | May 12, 2026 |
| 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-2024-26012(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.7 | Jan 14, 2025 |
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