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
Apple QuickTime Java toQTPointer() code execution exploit This module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in the Java QuickTime for Java (QtJava.dll) browser plug-in. The module runs a malicious web server on the CORE IMPACT Console and waits for an unsuspecting user(s) to connect to it with a Java-enabled browser using the vulnerable plug-in. When a user connects to the site they trigger the exploit and the module attempts to install an agent on their computer. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows MRXDAV.SYS WebDav Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS16-016) This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows MRXDAV.SYS driver. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges in a vulnerable target. Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Apache Struts 2 REST Plugin Remote Code Execution Exploit The REST plugin in the Apache Struts 2 framework is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability when evaluating OGNL expressions when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code on the affected server.



This module exploits the vulnerability in any web application built on top of vulnerable versions of Apache Struts 2 making use of the REST plugin with the Dynamic Method Invocation feature enabled.
Windows, Linux Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact Professional
MSRPC RRAS Exploit This module exploits a stack overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (MS06-025) Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Linux Kernel CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Update This module exploits a user-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel.


Linux Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Reprise License Manager edit_lf_process Write Arbitrary Files Exploit Update 3 The specific flaw exists within the edit_lf_process resource of the AccuRev Reprise License Manager service. The issue lies in the ability to write arbitrary files with controlled data. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM.

This update introduces more accurate information about vulnerable targets.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Apple QuickTime QTVR QTVRStringAtom Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability exists within the QuickTimeVR.qtx component when processing a QTVRStringAtom having an overly large "stringLength" parameter. This can be exploited to cause a based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code under the context of the user running the application.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
AT TFTP Server Long Filename Buffer Overflow Exploit Update 2 The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error during the processing of TFTP Read/Write request packet types. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted packet with an overly long filename field.

This update ensures that the program receives all data.

This update fixes an error on Impact v12.3.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console Remote Command Execution Exploit This module exploits a file upload vulnerability in the LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console. Unrestricted file upload in andesk/managementsuite/core/core.anonymous/ServerSetup.asmx in the ServerSetup web service in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via a PutUpdateFileCore command in a RunAMTCommand SOAP request. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
SAP Netweaver DiagTraceR3Info Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit The DiagTraceR3Info function of the disp+work.exe component of SAP Netweaver is prone to a remote buffer overflow when the work process trace level is set to values 2 or 3 for the Dialog Processor component. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable machine by sending a specially crafted packet containing ST_R3INFO CODEPAGE items. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Git Insecure Path Component Exploit CVE-2014-9390: Git is prone to a vulnerability that may allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary local files.

This module exploits the condition and installs an Agent when a vulnerable GIT client performs a CLONE to the fake repository created.
Mac OS X, Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver Double Free Vulnerability Exploit (MS14-040) Update 3 This module exploits a double-free vulnerability in "afd.sys" by calling to "AfdTransmiteFile" function with crafted parameters.



This update adds support to Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 8 and Windows 2012 (all 64 bit versions).
Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Advantech Webaccess webeye Connect Buffer Overflow Exploit The specific flaw exists within the Connect method in webeye.ocx module.The control does not check the length of an attacker-supplied string in the Connect method before copying it into a fixed length buffer on the stack. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser process. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader X AdobeCollabSync Buffer Overflow Sandbox Bypass Exploit This module allows an agent running in the context of AcroRd32.exe with Low Integrity Level/AppContainer Integrity Level to escalate privileges in order to install a new agent that will run with Medium Integrity Level. Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
CA Antivirus CAB Header Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in CA Antivirus when handling a specially crafted CAB file. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Exploit (MS06-027) Microsoft Word is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. The issue arises because Word fails to properly handle malformed object pointers. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft MDAC RDS.Dataspace ActiveX Control Exploit The RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control includes a method that can create an instance of an ActiveX control that exists on the system. The ActiveX objects created in this manner will bypass the ActiveX security model. In particular, the "safe for scripting" and killbit options are ignored. Note that in default configurations of Internet Explorer, the RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control cannot be loaded in the Internet Zone. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Pidgin MSNSLP Arbitrary Write Exploit Update The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in libpurple.dll within the processing of MSNSLP messages. This can be exploited to cause an arbitrary write without user interaction.



This module updates the MSN library, because of minor changes in the handling of the HTTP encapsulation of the MSN protocol within the Microsoft MSN server.
Windows, Linux Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Pidgin MSNSLP Arbitrary Write Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in libpurple.dll within the processing of MSNSLP messages. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow without user interaction.



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.
Windows, Linux Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
HP OpenView NNM nnmRptConfig Template CGI Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the nnmRptConfig.exe CGI application, a component of HP OpenView Network Node Manager, by sending a specially crafted packet. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
ActFax Server LPD-LPR Buffer Overflow Exploit This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing ActFax Server.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing an overly long Print Job command on the Line Printer Daemon Server (LPD-Server) . This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command.

Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
HP Performance Insight helpmanager Servlet Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits an insufficient input validation and authentication error to upload and execute an arbitrary .JSP file in HP Performance Insight. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
MoviePlay LST Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MoviePlay when handling .LST files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .LST file.

This module runs a malicious web server on the CORE IMPACT Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
WMI Administrative Tools ActiveX Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the WBEMSingleView.ocx control included in the WMI Tools ActiveX application. The exploit is triggered when the OpenURL() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow.

Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS10-073) Update This update adds support to Microsoft Windows 7.



This module exploits a vulnerability on "win32k.sys" when a keyboard layout is loaded by the kernel.
Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional