Head-to-head
Fortinet vs WatchGuard
Fortinet carries 6.4× 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.
| Fortinet | Metric | WatchGuard | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | Total CVEs | 39 | ||
| 16 | Critical | 2 | ||
| 72 | High | 18 | ||
| 130 | Medium | 19 | ||
| 31 | Low | 0 | ||
| 292 | Open in latest | 24 | ||
| 10 | Product families | 2 |
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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.
Fortinet
6.4% critical- Critical
- 166.4%
- High
- 7228.9%
- Medium
- 13052.2%
- Low
- 3112.4%
WatchGuard
5.1% critical- Critical
- 25.1%
- High
- 1846.2%
- Medium
- 1948.7%
- Low
- 00.0%
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Recent activity
Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.
Fortinet
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-59838(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.9 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59841(opens NVD record) | High | 7.5 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59840(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.3 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59839(opens NVD record) | Medium | 5.5 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-59837(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.6 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-23573(opens NVD record) | Medium | 6.1 | Jul 14, 2026 |
WatchGuard
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-8247(opens NVD record) | High | 8.8 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-13728(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.4 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-13722(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-13384(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-13383(opens NVD record) | High | 7.2 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| CVE-2026-13377(opens NVD record) | Medium | 4.8 | Jul 3, 2026 |