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Fortinet vs F5

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: Fortinet versus F5. Each row gives the metric, Fortinet’s count on the left and F5’s count on the right.
FortinetMetricF5
735Total CVEs858
49Critical45
230High469
398Medium328
58Low16
292Open in latest354
10Product families3
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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

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

F5

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

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

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

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