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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: 2026-07-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-14
History: 2 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 575 open

48,844

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Forks: 2,772
Commits: 6,152 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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pwndbg/pwndbg

Exploit Development and Reverse Engineering with GDB & LLDB Made Easy

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Stack

Python pytest uv

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-10
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 211 open

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Forks: 1,242
Commits: 3,069 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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: 2 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 14 open

3,031

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Forks: 585
Commits: 175 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

2,157

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Forks: 272
Commits: 170 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: 2 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

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Forks: 97
Commits: 40 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.

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Python pytest Starlette PEP 517

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-04-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-04-07
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

573

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Forks: 73
Commits: 79 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: 2 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 8 open

402

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Forks: 45
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: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

stars

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

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2024-11-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-07-19
History: 2 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1 open

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Commits: 12 commits
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