Microsoft vulnerabilities hit a record high in 2024

The latest Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report from BeyondTrust reveals a record-breaking number of vulnerabilities in 2024, totaling 1,360, an 11 percent increase from the previous year. Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities made up 40 percent of all reported issues. Security Feature Bypass vulnerabilities surged by 60 percent to 90 in 2024. Microsoft Edge saw a significant rise with 292 total vulnerabilities, including nine critical ones, compared to zero in 2022. Despite these increases, overall critical vulnerabilities across the Microsoft ecosystem declined.