Security News > 2024 > June > Apple Operating Systems are Being Targeted by Threat Actors, Plus 4 More Vulnerability Trends

The number of macOS vulnerabilities exploited in 2023 increased by more than 30%, according to a new report.

The Software Vulnerability Ratings Report 2024 from patch management software company Action1 also found that Microsoft Office programs are becoming more exploitable, while attackers are targeting load balancers like NGINX and Citrix at a record rate.

Action1 analysts used data from the National Vulnerability Database and CVEdetails.com to draw five insights into how the threat landscape changed from 2022 to 2023.

In contrast, the exploitation rates of Windows desktop operating systems remained stable at 4%, showing how Microsoft has a stable vulnerability management process.

When it comes to mobile operating systems, the exploitation rate of 8% for iOS was significantly higher than Android's 0.2%. This shows that, despite the fact that Android devices had more vulnerabilities reported in total, threat actors were focusing their efforts on exploiting iPhones.

"The report authors explained:"The fact that Edge faces an increase in RCE and exploited vulnerabilities, despite having a relatively low number of total vulnerabilities, suggests that Microsoft does not yet actively enforce a vulnerability management program for this web browser as rigorously as Google does for Chrome or Mozilla does for Firefox.

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