Head-to-head
F5 vs Tailscale
F5 carries 284.0× the disclosed CVE volume of Tailscale. 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 | Tailscale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 852 | Total CVEs | 3 | ||
| 45 | Critical | 1 | ||
| 466 | High | 1 | ||
| 326 | Medium | 1 | ||
| 15 | Low | 0 | ||
| 350 | Open in latest | 0 | ||
| 3 | Product families | 1 |
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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
5.3% critical- Critical
- 455.3%
- High
- 46654.7%
- Medium
- 32638.3%
- Low
- 151.8%
Tailscale
33.3% critical- Critical
- 133.3%
- High
- 133.3%
- Medium
- 133.3%
- Low
- 00.0%
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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 |
Tailscale
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-28436(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.7 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| CVE-2022-41925(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| CVE-2022-41924(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.6 | Nov 23, 2022 |