# Hillstone: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/hillstone/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next-generation firewalls | 0% | 99 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Smaller / less-proven vendors (Sangfor, Hillstone, Huawei, Forcepoint) – CAUTION" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Firewalls)
- "XSS vulnerability (CVE-2023-46964) disclosed in 2023" (MiniMax M2.5, Firewalls)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.