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
Adobe RoboHelp Server File Upload Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a remote .JSP code injection in Adobe RoboHelp Server by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected service. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Adobe Reader X XFA BMP RLE Heap Corruption Exploit This module exploits a heap based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader X when handling a specially crafted PDF file. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader X AdobeCollabSync Buffer Overflow Sandbox Bypass Exploit Update 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.



This update fixes an issue related to highlight preconditions when running against x86-64 targets.
Windows Exploits / Local 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
Adobe Reader U3D Memory Corruption Exploit The vulnerability is a memory corruption in the U3D component in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file.

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 Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader ToolButton Use-After-Free Exploit Update This module exploits a Use-After-Free vulnerability in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file.



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.



This update adds Javascript obfuscation to the PDF document and fixes some documentation issues.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader ToolButton Use-After-Free Exploit This module exploits a Use-After-Free vulnerability in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file.



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 Professional
Adobe Reader printf Buffer Overflow Exploit Update The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the util.printf() JavaScript function.



This update improves exploit reliability and fixes a cookie handling bug.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader printf Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the util.printf() JavaScript function.

Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader printf Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the util.printf() JavaScript function. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Reader JBIG2Decode Memory Corruption Exploit update This module exploits an array indexing vulnerability in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file.

This update adds support for Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 Professional SP4 and improves reliability when exploiting from browsers.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader JBIG2Decode Memory Corruption Exploit This module exploits an array indexing vulnerability in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file.

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 Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader Import Tiff Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader products when a malformed .TIFF file is parsed.



This update add support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 trying to bypass DEP and ASRL protections.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader Import Tiff Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader products when a malformed .TIFF file is parsed.



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 Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader ICC Chunk Parsing Integer Overflow Exploit An integer overflow occurs when Adobe Reader parses some crafted ICC chunks. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader Font SING Table Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This update fixes an error which made the module abort. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader Font SING Table Buffer Overflow Exploit Adobe Acrobat and Reader have a buffer overflow error in the "CoolType.dll" module when processing a .PDF document containing an overly long field in a SING (Smart Independent Glyphlets) table within a TrueType font.

Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader Font Parsing Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing a .PDF file with a malformed font embedded. This update adds support for several versions of Adobe Reader and corrects the CVE Number of the vulnerability. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader Font Parsing Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing a .PDF file with a malformed font embedded.

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 Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader authplay Flash Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing a .PDF file with a malformed Flash file embedded. This update fixes an issue in the agent connector.

Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader authplay Flash Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing a .PDF file with a malformed flash file embedded.



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 Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader authplay AVM2 newfunction Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in authplay.dll when handling crafted malicious Flash (.SWF) file or by embedding a malicious Flash application in a .PDF file.

This version add Windows Vista support.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF subroutine pointer exploit update 2 This package updates the Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF subroutine pointer exploit module. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF subroutine pointer exploit update This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering. This update adds Windows Vista support. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF subroutine pointer exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0.8 and earlier, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional