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F5 vs Fortinet

F5 carries 1.2× 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: F5 versus Fortinet. Each row gives the metric, F5’s count on the left and Fortinet’s count on the right.
F5MetricFortinet
858Total CVEs735
45Critical49
469High230
328Medium398
16Low58
354Open in latest292
3Product families10
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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

5.2% critical
Critical
455.2%
High
46954.7%
Medium
32838.2%
Low
161.9%

Fortinet

6.7% critical
Critical
496.7%
High
23031.3%
Medium
39854.1%
Low
587.9%
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Recent activity

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

F5

Recent CVEs affecting F5
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-60005(opens NVD record)High
8.2
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-60065(opens NVD record)Low
3.7
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-56434(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-55723(opens NVD record)High
8.3
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-52865(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-42533(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 15, 2026

Fortinet

Recent CVEs affecting Fortinet
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-59838(opens NVD record)Medium
5.9
Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-59841(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-59840(opens NVD record)Medium
4.3
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-59839(opens NVD record)Medium
5.5
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-59837(opens NVD record)Medium
6.6
Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-23573(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Jul 14, 2026