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F5 vs OpenVPN

SSL/IPsec VPN gateways and ZTNA appliances. Counts are scoped to this segment and the selected published-date window. F5 carries 10.8× 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.

Metric comparison: F5 versus OpenVPN. Each row gives the metric, F5’s count on the left and OpenVPN’s count on the right.
F5MetricOpenVPN
765Total CVEs71
39Critical9
429High37
284Medium21
13Low4
285Open in latest29
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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.

F5

5.1% critical
Critical
395.1%
High
42956.1%
Medium
28437.1%
Low
131.7%

OpenVPN

12.7% critical
Critical
912.7%
High
3752.1%
Medium
2129.6%
Low
45.6%
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Recent activity

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

F5

Recent CVEs affecting F5
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-42937(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42930(opens NVD record)High
8.7
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42924(opens NVD record)High
8.7
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42920(opens NVD record)High
7.5
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42919(opens NVD record)Medium
6.7
May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-42781(opens NVD record)Medium
6.5
May 13, 2026

OpenVPN

Recent CVEs affecting OpenVPN
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-13379(opens NVD record)Critical
9.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-13117(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-12996(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-12932(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-11771(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2025-3110(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Jul 8, 2026

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