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x64dbg/x64dbg

An open-source user mode debugger for Windows. Optimized for reverse engineering and malware analysis.

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C++ CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#binary-analysis #ctf #cybersecurity #debugger #debugging #disassembler

Updated: 2026-08-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-14
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 574 open

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Forks: 2,830
Commits: 6,281 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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pwndbg/pwndbg

Exploit Development and Reverse Engineering with GDB & LLDB Made Easy

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest uv

GitHub topics

#binary-ninja #capture-the-flag #ctf #debugging #disassembler #exploit-development

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-10
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 223 open

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Forks: 1,261
Commits: 3,153 commits
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hacksysteam/HackSysExtremeVulnerableDriver

HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver (HEVD) - Windows & Linux

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#buffer-overflow #driver #exploit-development #exploitation #hevd #info-leak

Updated: 2025-02-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-28
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 14 open

3,089

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Forks: 583
Commits: 175 commits
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0vercl0k/rp

rp++ is a fast C++ ROP gadget finder for PE/ELF/Mach-O x86/x64/ARM/ARM64 binaries.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#binary-exploitation #exploit-development #exploitation-framework #gadget #return-oriented-programming #rop

Updated: 2025-09-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-02-26
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

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Forks: 273
Commits: 170 commits
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416rehman/DeepZero

Find zero-days while you sleep. DeepZero is an automated vulnerability research framework that parses, decompiles, and analyzes thousands of Windows kernel drivers for exploitable IOCTLs natively using AI agents.

Stack

Python pytest Starlette PEP 517

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-agents #automated-analysis #cybersecurity #deep-agents #deepzero

Updated: 2026-08-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-04-07
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 92
Commits: 125 commits
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cloudfuzz/android-kernel-exploitation

Android Kernel Exploitation

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#android #exploit-dev #exploit-development #exploitation #kernel #linux

Updated: 2022-02-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-16
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

649

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Forks: 98
Commits: 40 commits
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Boyan-MILANOV/ropium

ROPium is a tool that helps you building ROP exploits by finding and chaining gadgets together

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#binary-exploitation #chaining-gadgets #exploit-development #gadget #rop-chain #rop-exploits

Updated: 2023-01-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-28
History: 4 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 8 open

402

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Forks: 44
Commits: 349 commits
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hugsy/ropgadget-rs

Another (bad) ROP gadget finder, but this time in Rust

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#exploit-development #pwn #rop #rop-gadget-finder #ropgadget #rust

Updated: 2024-04-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-07-19
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

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Forks: 3
Commits: 69 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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0xricksanchez/Shellcoder

BinjaryNinja plugin for a ShellStorm like assembly/disassembly experience

Stack

Python uv

GitHub topics

#assembler #binaryninja-plugin #disassembler #exploit-development #pwn #shellcode

Updated: 2026-07-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-07-19
History: 4 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

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Commits: 17 commits
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