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OpenVPN vs Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks carries 4.6× 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
24Total CVEs111
5Critical7
15High45
4Medium52
0Low7
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

20.8% critical
Critical
520.8%
High
1562.5%
Medium
416.7%
Low
00.0%

Palo Alto Networks

6.3% critical
Critical
76.3%
High
4540.5%
Medium
5246.8%
Low
76.3%
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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