Head-to-head
Fortinet vs WatchGuard
Fortinet carries 8.3× the disclosed CVE volume of WatchGuard. 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 | WatchGuard | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559 | Total CVEs | 67 | ||
| 37 | Critical | 6 | ||
| 183 | High | 36 | ||
| 285 | Medium | 25 | ||
| 54 | Low | 0 | ||
| 294 | Open in latest | 24 | ||
| 10 | 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.
Fortinet
6.6% critical- Critical
- 376.6%
- High
- 18332.7%
- Medium
- 28551.0%
- Low
- 549.7%
WatchGuard
9.0% critical- Critical
- 69.0%
- High
- 3653.7%
- Medium
- 2537.3%
- Low
- 00.0%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
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 |
WatchGuard
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-86134(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-90441(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-86136(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-86133(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-86132(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-86131(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Sep 30, 2026 |