Head-to-head
WatchGuard vs Fortinet
Fortinet carries 1.6× 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.
| WatchGuard | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Total CVEs | 81 | ||
| 2 | Critical | 6 | ||
| 28 | High | 22 | ||
| 20 | Medium | 46 | ||
| 0 | Low | 7 | ||
| 24 | Open in latest | 294 | ||
| 2 | Product families | 10 |
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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.
WatchGuard
4.0% critical- Critical
- 24.0%
- High
- 2856.0%
- Medium
- 2040.0%
- Low
- 00.0%
Fortinet
7.4% critical- Critical
- 67.4%
- High
- 2227.2%
- Medium
- 4656.8%
- Low
- 78.6%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
WatchGuard
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-71408(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.3 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-71407(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.6 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-70468(opens NVD record) | High | 8.1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-70467(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.8 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-70466(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.3 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-26035(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Aug 12, 2026 |