Head-to-head
Fortinet vs F5
Fortinet carries 1.7× 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.
| Fortinet | Metric | F5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559 | Total CVEs | 323 | ||
| 37 | Critical | 6 | ||
| 183 | High | 194 | ||
| 285 | Medium | 112 | ||
| 54 | Low | 11 | ||
| 294 | Open in latest | 349 | ||
| 10 | Product families | 3 |
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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
6.6% critical- Critical
- 376.6%
- High
- 18332.7%
- Medium
- 28551.0%
- Low
- 549.7%
F5
1.9% critical- Critical
- 61.9%
- High
- 19460.1%
- Medium
- 11234.7%
- Low
- 113.4%
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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-2026-71408(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.3 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-71407(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.6 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-70468(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-70467(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.8 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-70466(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.3 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-26035(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Aug 12, 2026 |
F5
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-94127(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-63020(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.1 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| 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 |