Head-to-head
F5 vs Fortinet
Fortinet carries 1.8× the disclosed CVE volume of F5. 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.
| F5 | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Total CVEs | 238 | ||
| 2 | Critical | 16 | ||
| 83 | High | 68 | ||
| 42 | Medium | 124 | ||
| 5 | Low | 30 | ||
| 350 | Open in latest | 268 | ||
| 3 | Product families | 8 |
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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.
F5
1.5% critical- Critical
- 21.5%
- High
- 8362.9%
- Medium
- 4231.8%
- Low
- 53.8%
Fortinet
6.7% critical- Critical
- 166.7%
- High
- 6828.6%
- Medium
- 12452.1%
- Low
- 3012.6%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
F5
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48142(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.8 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42530(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42055(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-9256(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | May 22, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42946(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.5 | May 13, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-42945(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | May 13, 2026 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-67862(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.7 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-44278(opens NVD record) | Low | 2.3 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-67604(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.3 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-53870(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.7 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-53844(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | May 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-53680(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.7 | May 12, 2026 |