Head-to-head
OpenVPN vs SolarWinds
SolarWinds carries 2.8× 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.
| OpenVPN | Metric | SolarWinds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Total CVEs | 68 | ||
| 5 | Critical | 8 | ||
| 15 | High | 39 | ||
| 4 | Medium | 20 | ||
| 0 | Low | 1 | ||
| 27 | Open in latest | 46 | ||
| 1 | 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.
OpenVPN
20.8% critical- Critical
- 520.8%
- High
- 1562.5%
- Medium
- 416.7%
- Low
- 00.0%
SolarWinds
11.8% critical- Critical
- 811.8%
- High
- 3957.4%
- Medium
- 2029.4%
- Low
- 11.5%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
OpenVPN
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
SolarWinds
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-28318(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40541(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40540(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40539(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40538(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| CVE-2025-40549(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.1 | Nov 18, 2025 |