Exploit

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A technique or code that uses a vulnerability to provide system access to the attacker. An exploit is an intentional attack to impact an operating system or application program.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Vulnerability95%rule-basedr:entity.vulnerability.cve.v1

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Exploits
possessive: Exploit's
pluralpossessive: Exploits'

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