kev - Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The kev module provides a simple interface to list and query known exploited vulnerabilities, helping security professionals prioritize patching based on real-world exploit data.

When to Activate

• When performing a rapid audit of current security threats.
• When listing the top or recent vulnerabilities that are known to be active in the wild.

Core Principles & Rules

• Direct Retrieval: Fetches data from authoritative security catalogs.
• Filtering: Supports viewing the full list or just the top N most critical/recent entries.

Patterns & Examples

List All KEVs

# Display the entire catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities
x kev ls