Routers are the riskiest devices in enterprise networks as they contain the most critical vulnerabilities, a new Forescout report shows.
April 10, 2025 By Ionut Arghire
Routers represent the riskiest devices in enterprise networks, containing the largest number of critical vulnerabilities, Forescout notes in a new report.
According to the company’s ‘Riskiest Connected Devices of 2025’ report, device risk has increased 15% compared to the previous year, with routers accounting for more than half of the devices plagued by the most dangerous vulnerabilities.
The report, which analyzes millions of devices in Forescout’s Device Cloud to identify the riskiest types across IT, IoT, OT, and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), shows that computers have the largest number of bugs, but not the most dangerous ones.
The list of top 20 riskiest devices has changed significantly since last year, with 12 new device types added: ADCs, firewalls, intelligent platform management interfaces (IPMIs), domain controllers, PoS systems, universal gateways, historians, physical access control systems, imaging devices, lab equipment, healthcare workstations, and infusion pump controllers.
The remaining eight device types have been on the list for at least one year: routers, VoIP systems, IP cameras, and UPS devices since 2022, NAS and BMS devices since 2023, and NVR and PACS systems since 2024.