Head-to-head
F5 vs Fortinet
Fortinet carries 1.7× the disclosed CVE volume of F5. 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.
| F5 | Metric | Fortinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323 | Total CVEs | 548 | ||
| 6 | Critical | 37 | ||
| 194 | High | 180 | ||
| 112 | Medium | 279 | ||
| 11 | Low | 52 | ||
| 349 | Open in latest | 294 | ||
| 3 | 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.
F5
1.9% critical- Critical
- 61.9%
- High
- 19460.1%
- Medium
- 11234.7%
- Low
- 113.4%
Fortinet
6.8% critical- Critical
- 376.8%
- High
- 18032.8%
- Medium
- 27950.9%
- Low
- 529.5%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
F5
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-94127(opens NVD record) | Critical | 9.8 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-63020(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.1 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-60005(opens NVD record) | High | 8.2 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-60065(opens NVD record) | Low | 3.7 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-56434(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.5 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-55723(opens NVD record) | High | 8.3 | Jul 15, 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 |