Head-to-head
Cisco vs Fortinet
Cisco carries 1.1× the disclosed CVE volume of Fortinet. 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.
| Cisco | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265 | Total CVEs | 246 | ||
| 28 | Critical | 16 | ||
| 77 | High | 71 | ||
| 159 | Medium | 129 | ||
| 1 | Low | 30 | ||
| 2,332 | Open in latest | 294 | ||
| 10 | 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.
Cisco
10.6% critical- Critical
- 2810.6%
- High
- 7729.1%
- Medium
- 15960.0%
- Low
- 10.4%
Fortinet
6.5% critical- Critical
- 166.5%
- High
- 7128.9%
- Medium
- 12952.4%
- Low
- 3012.2%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Cisco
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-76418(opens NVD record) | High | 8.6 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-76504(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-76460(opens NVD record) | Critical | 10.0 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-76451(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.9 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-76450(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.9 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-76449(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.9 | Sep 16, 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 |