Exploit

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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.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

Senses

3 more senses beyond the canonical

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon

A technique to breach the security of a network or information system in violation of security policy.

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

Full use of a vulnerability for the benefit of an attacker

Wordset Dictionary

a notable achievement

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

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

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