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Palo Alto Networks vs WatchGuard

Palo Alto Networks carries 3.7× 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.

Metric comparison: Palo Alto Networks versus WatchGuard. Each row gives the metric, Palo Alto Networks’s count on the left and WatchGuard’s count on the right.
Palo Alto NetworksMetricWatchGuard
295Total CVEs79
27Critical6
134High40
118Medium33
16Low0
127Open in latest24
5Product families2
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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.

Palo Alto Networks

9.2% critical
Critical
279.2%
High
13445.4%
Medium
11840.0%
Low
165.4%

WatchGuard

7.6% critical
Critical
67.6%
High
4050.6%
Medium
3341.8%
Low
00.0%
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Recent activity

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

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-0322(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-0301(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0299(opens NVD record)High
7.8
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0298(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0297(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0296(opens NVD record)High
7.4
Aug 13, 2026

WatchGuard

Recent CVEs affecting WatchGuard
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
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