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
Linux Kernel GSM Multiplexing Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Exploit This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.



The specific flaw exists within the n_gsm driver. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. 		CVE-2023-6546 Linux Exploits / Local Impact
Fortra Robot Schedule Enterprise Privilege Escalation Exploit Fortra's Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04 is susceptible to privilege escalation. A low-privileged user can overwrite the service executable. When the service is restarted, the replaced binary runs with local system privileges, allowing a low-privileged user to gain elevated privileges. CVE-2024-0259 Windows Exploits / Local Impact
SSDT Cleaner for IMPACT SDT Cleaner is a tool that intends to clean the SSDT (system service descriptor table) from hooks. The SDT Cleaner allows you to clean hooks installed by Anti-Virus and Firewalls. Windows Exploits / Tools Impact Professional
Identity Viewer Protocol Fix This fixes a misspelling in the identity.xml file. Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Zavio Camera RTSP Video Stream Unauthenticated Access Exploit The RTSP protocol authentication in the Zavio F3105 IP camera is disabled by default. This configuration error allows remote attackers to access the live video stream without being asked for credentials. CVE-2013-2569 Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
OpenSSH Channel Exploit Update Exploits an off-by-one bug in channel management code in OpenSSH.

This update excludes the module from automated attacks launched by the "Network Attack and Penetration" feature, since the module requires credentials of a known account on the vulnerable system, and hence won't work with default parameters. 		CVE-2002-0083 OpenBSD, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
RealVNC 4.1.1 Authentication Exploit Update This exploit simulates a RealVNC client and establishes a connection with a Real VNC server without using a password. After that, it opens a console, writes the exploit and executes it in ntsd.exe CVE-2006-2369 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IBM Lotus Domino IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in a Lotus Domino IMAP Server and installs an agent if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely and it does not require user authentication.



This update adds support for Lotus Domino for windows versions 6.5, 7.0.1, 7.0.1FP1, and 7.0.2.

 CVE-2007-1675 Windows, AIX Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Symantec Rtvscan buffer overflow exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec Client Security 3.x and Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.x that allows a remote un-authenticated attacker to compromise the target system and obtain system privileges. CVE-2006-2630 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
MDaemon POP3 exploit This module exploits a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in MDaemon POP3 service and installs an agent into the target host. CVE-2006-4364 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Windows IE Webview Setslice exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow in WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control of Microsoft Internet Explorer and installs an agent.

WARNING: This is an early release module.



This is not the final version of this module. It is a pre-released

version in order to deliver a module as quickly as possible to our

customers that may be useful in some situations. Since this module is

not the final version it may contain bugs or have limited functionality

and may not have complete or accurate documentation.

CVE-2006-3730 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows COM Object Cpfilters dll based Binary Planting Exploit Update (MS16-014) This module exploits a COM Server-based Binary Planting vulnerability on Microsoft Windows using a word document to deploy an agent.

This update adds other vulnerable dlls to the exploitation and other platforms and architectures. 		CVE-2016-0041 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Oracle Application Testing Suite UploadFileAction Servlet Remote Code Execution Exploit A vulnerability exists in the UploadFileAction servlet. By providing a fileType parameter of "*" to the UploadFileUpload page, an attacker can upload a file to an arbitrary location on the system.

This module abuses the auto deploy feature in the server in order to achieve remote code execution. Also, this module makes use of an authentication bypass vulnerability to perform the attack. 		CVE-2016-0491 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Joomla com_contenthistory SQL Injection This module exploits a SQL Injection vulnerability in Joomla which allows gathering of users and password hashes by parsing SQL output errors CVE-2015-7297 Linux Exploits / SQL Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact Professional
Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Debug Buffer Overflow Exploit The specific flaw exists within the ienipp.ocx ActiveX control. The control accepts a 'debug' parameter that is expected to be either "yes" or "true". If a string of a specific length is provided instead, a processing loop within the ExecuteRequest method can be made to corrupt a stack-based buffer. CVE-2010-3106 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Winamp dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Winamp is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .CDA file. NOCVE-9999-44965 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Muse PLS Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MUSE when handling .PLS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .PLS file. NOCVE-9999-44898 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows LNK Shortcut Automatic File Execution Exploit Update Microsoft Windows is prone to a vulnerability that may allow a file to automatically run because the software fails to handle 'LNK' files properly. Specifically, the issue occurs when loading the icon of a shortcut file. A specially crafted 'LNK' file can cause Windows to automatically execute code that is specified by the shortcut file. This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild.


 CVE-2010-2568 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Kingsoft Writer DOC File Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Kingsoft Writer by using a crafted

.doc file which causes a stack-based buffer overflow which allows

arbitrary code execution on the targeted system. 		NOCVE-9999-44261 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Exchange CDO Calendar Preenum Exploit Update This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow handling the mail headers in the OWA (Outlook Web Access) service when processing meeting requests of Exchange Server clients (MS06-019).

This update excludes this exploit from rpt. 		CVE-2006-0027 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IBM Cognos Server Backdoor Account Remote Exploit This module exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in IBM Cognos Express by using an undocumented user account to upload an arbitrary .WAR file. CVE-2010-0557 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management UploadServlet Remote Code Execution Exploit A remote code execution vulnerability in the UploadServlet component of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2010-4229 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Novell iManager Classname Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow in Novell iManager when creating a class with an overly long name.



 CVE-2010-1929 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Preboot Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service component of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management by sending a specially crafted packet to the port 998/TCP. NOCVE-9999-43820 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
ZipWrangler Buffer Overflow Exploit ZipWrangler contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in ZipWrangler when handling .ZIP files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ZIP file. CVE-2010-1685 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional