Head-to-head
F5 vs SolarWinds
F5 carries 12.0× the disclosed CVE volume of SolarWinds. 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 | SolarWinds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Total CVEs | 11 | ||
| 2 | Critical | 7 | ||
| 83 | High | 2 | ||
| 42 | Medium | 1 | ||
| 5 | Low | 1 | ||
| 350 | Open in latest | 46 | ||
| 3 | Product families | 2 |
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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%
SolarWinds
63.6% critical- Critical
- 763.6%
- High
- 218.2%
- Medium
- 19.1%
- Low
- 19.1%
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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 |
SolarWinds
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-28318(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40541(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40540(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40539(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40538(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40549(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Nov 18, 2025 |