Head-to-head
Fortinet vs Cisco
Cisco 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.
| Fortinet | Metric | Cisco | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562 | Total CVEs | 686 | ||
| 36 | Critical | 40 | ||
| 185 | High | 206 | ||
| 286 | Medium | 438 | ||
| 55 | Low | 2 | ||
| 292 | Open in latest | 2,285 | ||
| 10 | Product families | 10 |
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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.
Fortinet
6.4% critical- Critical
- 366.4%
- High
- 18532.9%
- Medium
- 28650.9%
- Low
- 559.8%
Cisco
5.8% critical- Critical
- 405.8%
- High
- 20630.0%
- Medium
- 43863.8%
- Low
- 20.3%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cisco
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20349(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20273(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20272(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20271(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20270(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-20269(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Aug 5, 2026 |