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OpenVPN vs Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks carries 1.8× the disclosed CVE volume of OpenVPN. 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: OpenVPN versus Palo Alto Networks. Each row gives the metric, OpenVPN’s count on the left and Palo Alto Networks’s count on the right.
OpenVPNMetricPalo Alto Networks
4Total CVEs7
1Critical3
2High2
1Medium1
0Low1
27Open in latest94
1Product families5
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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.

OpenVPN

25.0% critical
Critical
125.0%
High
250.0%
Medium
125.0%
Low
00.0%

Palo Alto Networks

42.9% critical
Critical
342.9%
High
228.6%
Medium
114.3%
Low
114.3%
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Recent activity

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

OpenVPN

Recent CVEs affecting OpenVPN
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-9560(opens NVD record)High
7.8
May 26, 2026
CVE-2026-34617(opens NVD record)High
8.7
Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-34615(opens NVD record)Critical
9.3
Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-34614(opens NVD record)Medium
6.1
Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-27303(opens NVD record)Critical
9.6
Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-27246(opens NVD record)Critical
9.3
Apr 14, 2026

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-0267(opens NVD record)Medium
5.5
Jun 10, 2026
CVE-2026-0257(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0300(opens NVD record)Critical
9.8
May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-0234(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
Apr 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0227(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jan 15, 2026
CVE-2025-4615(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Oct 9, 2025