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Exploit development can be an advanced penetration testing skill that takes time to master. Additionally, when on a job, pen testers often don’t have the resources to create a new exploit. Many resort to searching for and using pre-written exploits that have not been tested and must go through the timely effort of quality assurance testing in order to ensure they are secure and effective.

Core Impact users can save time by finding all the up-to-date exploits they need in one place. We provide a robust library of exploits designed to enable pen testers to safely and efficiently conduct successful penetration tests. Witten by our own internal team, you can trust they have been thoroughly tested and validated by our experts.

The universe of vulnerabilities is huge and not all of them represent the same risk for the customers. Vulnerabilities do not all have the same level of criticality. Some may be easily exploitable by a low-level user, while others may not be exploitable at all. To increase the efficiency of the attacks and the quality of the exploits provided, the Core Impact team has developed selection criteria to prioritize its analysis and implementation. We determine which exploits warrant creation based on the following questions:

  • What are the most critical attacks from the attacker’s perspective?
  • What new vulnerabilities are more likely to be exploited in real attacks?
  • What exploits are the most valuable for Core Impact?

Once an exploit is approved, its priority order considers the following variables: 

  • Vulnerability Properties: CVE, disclosure date, access mechanism and privileges needed.
  • Target Environment Setup: OS, application prevalence, version and special configurations needed.
  • Value Provided to Core Impact: Customer request, usage in multiple attacks, allows the installation of an agent, etc.
  • Technical Cost vs. Benefit: An analysis weighing the resources needed to build an exploit with the internal and external knowledge gained in its creation. 

Each one of these variables has a different weight and provides a ranking of the potential exploits to be developed. Following those criteria, the top of the list would contain, for example, a vulnerability on Windows (most popular OS) that can be exploited remotely, without authentication and that provides super user privileges. 

Correspondingly, a vulnerability on an application that is rarely installed, needs special configurations, and requires User Interaction, would be at the bottom.

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Title Description Date Added CVE Link Exploit Platform Exploit Type Product Name
LG Device Manager LHA Local Privilege Escalation Exploit The LHA.sys driver before 1.1.1811.2101 in LG Device Manager exposes functionality that allows low-privileged users to read and write arbitrary physical memory via specially crafted IOCTL requests and elevate system privileges. This occurs because the device object has an associated symbolic link and an open DACL. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Microsoft Windows LUAFV PostLuafvPostReadWrite SECTION_OBJECT_POINTERS Race Condition Privilege Escalation An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to the LUAFV driver (luafv.sys) Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Task Scheduler Service validates certain file operations. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Private Internet Access VPN Malicious OpenSSL Engine Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Private Internet Access VPN, loading a malicious OpenSSL engine without checking. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
VMware Host VMX Process COM Class Hijack Local Privilege Escalation Exploit COM classes used by the VMX process on a Windows host can be hijacked leading to elevation of privilege. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Windows AppX Deployment Service AppXSVC Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Edge, getting Full Control over a file. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with System privileges. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol BlueKeep Use After Free Remote Code Execution Exploit This module triggers a use after free vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Service by sending a malformed RDO packet to the 3389/TCP port. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact
Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol BlueKeep DoS This module crashes the target machine producing a blue screen by sending a malformed RDP packet to the 3389/TCP port. Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact
XMPlay M3U Files Buffer Overflow Exploit XMPlay 3.8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted http:// URL in a .m3u file. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
Dnsmasq Heap buffer Overflow DoS Heap buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response. Linux Denial of Service / Remote Impact
Dnsmasq Integer Underflow DoS In dnsmasq before 2.78, if the DNS packet size does not match the expected size, the size parameter in a memset call gets a negative value. As it is an unsigned value, memset ends up writing up to 0xffffffff zero's (0xffffffffffffffff in 64 bit platforms), making dnsmasq crash. Linux Denial of Service / Remote Impact
Microsoft Windows DHCP Client Integer Underflow DoS A Memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Client DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted DHCP responses to a client. Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact
Atlassian Confluence Widget Connector Macro Vulnerability Exploit The Widget Connector macro in Atlassian Confluence Server allows remote attackers to achieve path traversal and remote code execution via server-side template injection. Linux, Windows Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Cisco Prime Infrastructure Health Monitor UploadServlet Remote JSP File Upload Vulnerability Exploit The TarArchive class blindly extracts tar archives without checking for directory traversals. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the system. Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Microsoft Windows LUAFV Delayed Virtualization MAXIMUM_ACCESS DesiredAccess Vulnerability Exploit An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to the LUAFV driver (luafv.sys) Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Microsoft Windows Win32k DestroyClass Local Privilege Escalation Exploit An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Panda Antivirus AgentSvc Local Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Panda Antivirus, executing crafted files witout checking. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
ASROCK Low Level Access Drivers Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in various ASROCK utilities. The low level access drivers at the core of these utilities expose dangerous functionality to low privilege processes, a local attacker can read/write arbitrary kernel memory, which can be leveraged to elevate privileges. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
ASUS Low Level Access Drivers Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in various ASUS and 3rd party branded utilities. The low level access drivers at the core of these utilities expose dangerous functionality to low privilege processes, a local attacker can read/write arbitrary kernel memory, which can be leveraged to elevate privileges. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Cisco Webex Meetings webexservice Update Service DLL Hijacking Local Privilege Escalation Exploit A vulnerability in the update service of Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker, to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM user privileges. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Cisco Webex Meetings webexservice Update Service Local Privilege Escalation Exploit A vulnerability in the update service of Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker, to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM user privileges. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Cisco Webex Meetings webexservice Update Service ptUpdate Downgrade Local Privilege Escalation Exploit A vulnerability in the update service of Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker, to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM user privileges. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Dokany Google Drive File Stream Kernel Buffer Overflow Privileged Escalation Exploit The vulnerability was a buffer overflow in Dokany kernel mode file system driver used by Google. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
Fortinet FortiClient IOCTL 220028 Local Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits an uninitialised stack variable vulnerability in "Fortishield.sys" by calling to DeviceIoControl function using IOCTL 0x220028 and 0x22608C with crafted parameters. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact
GIGABYTE Low Level Access Drivers Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in various GIGABYTE and AORUS branded utilities. The low level access drivers at the core of these utilities expose dangerous functionality to low privilege processes, a local attacker can read/write arbitrary kernel memory, which can be leveraged to elevate privileges. Windows Exploits / Local / Privilege Escalation Impact