Top 10 Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2024

This report catalogs the top exploited vulnerabilities of 2024, describing ten high-impact CVEs across major vendors (Cleo, Ivanti, BeyondTrust, Atlassian, Cisco, Microsoft, Fortinet, ConnectWise, VMware) and documenting active exploitation by criminal and nation-state actors resulting in ransomware, data exfiltration, webshell/backdoor deployments, and kernel/rootkit implants; it emphasizes rapid time-to-exploit, widespread impact, and the need for prioritized patching and attack-surface visibility.