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HAProxy vs Tailscale

HAProxy carries 5.3× 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.

Metric comparison: HAProxy versus Tailscale. Each row gives the metric, HAProxy’s count on the left and Tailscale’s count on the right.
HAProxyMetricTailscale
16Total CVEs3
1Critical1
12High1
3Medium1
0Low0
14Open in latest0
1Product families1
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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.

HAProxy

6.3% critical
Critical
16.3%
High
1275.0%
Medium
318.8%
Low
00.0%

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.

HAProxy

Recent CVEs affecting HAProxy
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-55204(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jun 18, 2026
CVE-2026-55203(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jun 18, 2026
CVE-2026-33555(opens NVD record)Medium
4.0
Apr 13, 2026
CVE-2025-11230(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Nov 19, 2025
CVE-2024-45506(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Sep 4, 2024
CVE-2023-45539(opens NVD record)High
8.2
Nov 28, 2023

Tailscale

Recent CVEs affecting Tailscale
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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