Core Certified Exploits

Library of expert validated exploits for safe and effective pen tests

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. Whether written by our own internal team or by a third party like ExCraft, 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
HP Linux Imaging and Printing exploit A vulnerability has been identified in HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (HPLIP), which could be exploited by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by input validation errors in the hpssd daemon that does not validate user-supplied data before being passed to a popen3() call, which could be exploited by malicious users to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This package include local and remote versions of the exploit. Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Works File Parsing WPS Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (.WPS files). The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error within the processing of WPS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Symantec SYMTDI.SYS IOCTL Handler Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Symantec products when the 0x83022323 function is invoked with a specially crafted parameter. The IOCTL 0x83022323 handler in the SYMTDI.SYS device driver in Symantec products allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters to obtain system privileges. Windows Exploits/Local Impact
ActSoft DVD Tools Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the dvdtools.ocx control included in the ActSoft DVD Tools ActiveX application. The exploit is triggered when the OpenDVD() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. This module runs a malicious web site on the CORE IMPACT Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to the web site. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Xpdf-libpoppler StreamPredictor Exploit This module exploits a integer overflow vulnerability in the xpdf and libpoppler software included in most linux distributions. The vulnerability is caused by a integer overflow in the predictor calculation, which causes a buffer overflow in the stack of the StreamPredictor::getNextLine() function. The exploit is triggered when an unsuspecting user opens a specially crafted file distributed via an email. Linux Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Outlook MS07-003 Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search (Finder.exe) feature of Microsoft Outlook (MS07-003). A remote attacker can compromise the vulnerable system by luring unsuspecting users into opening a specially crafted Outlook Saved Searches (OSS) file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
MySQL create function exploit update MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, and 4.1.x up to 4.1.10, allows remote authenticated users with INSERT and DELETE privileges to execute arbitrary code by using CREATE FUNCTION to access libc calls. This module exploits this vulnerability, and this update improve the exploit reliability. Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
WS_FTP 5.05 XMD5 buffer overflow exploit This module exploits a stack overflow in WS_FTP 5.05 in XMD5 command and installs an agent. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IAX2 truncated header vulnerability DoS This module sends a series of UDP packets containing malformed IAX2 requests that will crash vulnerable listening IAX clients. If a broadcast IP address is specified, an entire subnetwork can be attacked in a single run. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Docker Desktop Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Docker Desktop allows local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM because it mishandles the collection of diagnostics with Administrator privileges, leading to arbitrary DACL permissions overwrites and arbitrary file writes. This affects Docker Desktop Enterprise before 2.1.0.9, Docker Desktop for Windows Stable before 2.2.0.4, and Docker Desktop for Windows Edge before 2.2.2.0

Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Microsoft Windows DNS Server SIGRed Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Update This update adds support for Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 - x86-64. Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Dell KACE Systems Management Appliance (K1000) Unauthenticated RCE The KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) helps you accomplish these goals by automating complex administrative tasks and modernizing your unified endpoint management approach. This makes it possible for you to inventory all hardware and software, patch mission-critical applications and OS, reduce the risk of breach, and assure software license compliance. So youre able to reduce systems management complexity and safeguard your vulnerable endpoints. Exploits / Remote IOT
ioBroker 1.5.14 Directory Traversal Vulnerability This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in ioBroker Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service Arbitrary File Write Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Microsoft Windows win32kbase Use After Free using Direct Composition Privileged Escalation Exploit The vulnerability is an Use After Free Privilege Escalation in win32kbase and occurs in the DirectComposition::CInteractionTrackerBindingManagerMarshaler::SetBufferProperty function, which is the handler for the SetResourceBufferProperty command of a CInteractionTrackerBindingManagerMarshaler. Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Schneider Electric Concept 2.6XL Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
Microsoft Windows SMBv3 SMBGhost Remote Code Execution Exploit A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol handles certain requests. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact
Saia Burgess Controls PG5 Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADAPRO
MSI Dragon Center Local Privilege Escalation Exploit The MsIo64.sys driver before 1.1.19.1016 in MSI Dragon Center before 2.0.98.0 has a buffer overflow that allows privilege escalation via a crafted 0x80102040, 0x80102044, 0x80102050, or 0x80102054 IOCTL request. Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Linux Kernel libfutex Privilege Escalation Exploit Update This module has improvements for the Linux Kernel libfutex exploit. Linux Exploits / Local Impact
ReQuest Serious Play F3 Media Server Remote Reboot Vulnerability ReQuest Serious Play F3 Media Server vulnerability Exploits / Client Side IOT
VMware vCenter Server Reverse Proxy Bypass File Upload Remote Code Execution Exploit A reverse proxy bypass vulnerability allows attackers to access restricted endpoints as declared in the analytics-proxy.conf file.

Combined with a unrestricted file upload vulnerability present in the DataAppAgentController class, when using the action=collect parameter, allows attackers to execute systems commands as root.
Linux Exploits / Remote Impact
Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client Privilege Escalation Exploit Check Point Endpoint Security includes data security, network security, advanced threat prevention, forensics, and remote access VPN solutions.



Some parts of the software run as a Windows service executed as ''NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM,'' which provides it with very powerful permissions, this vulnerability can be exploited to achieve privilege escalation, gaining access with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM level privileges.
Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Microsoft Exchange Proxyshell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Exploit A combination of a path confusion that leads to an authentication bypass (ACL), an elevation of privilege and an arbitrary file write vulnerability, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute commands with SYSTEM privileges in Microsoft Exchange Server. Windows Exploits / Remote Code Execution Impact
Disk Pulse Enterprise Import Command Local Buffer Overflow Exploit A Buffer Overflow exists when parsing .XML files by Command Import. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling a crafted .XML files. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact