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allen-110/exploitarium

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

69PythonAudience · researcherComplexity · 4/5Setup · moderate

TLDR

A consolidated archive of one researcher's public proof-of-concept writeups covering vulnerabilities in tools like Docker, Firefox, Ghidra, and libssh2.

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  root((Exploitarium))
    What it does
      Archives PoC writeups
      Consolidates old repos
      Verifies file integrity
    Tech stack
      Python
    Use cases
      Study vulnerability research
      Reference specific CVEs
      Look up affected tools
    Audience
      Security researchers
      Vulnerability analysts

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Study documented proof-of-concept writeups for real software vulnerabilities

USE CASE 2

Look up whether a specific tool or library has a known documented issue in this archive

USE CASE 3

Reference a specific vulnerability writeup for security research or education

What is it built with?

Python

How does it compare?

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Stars696969
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultymoderateeasy
Complexity4/52/5
Audienceresearcherops devopsresearcher

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Each folder is a separate proof-of-concept with its own context, there is no single unified setup for the whole archive.

In plain English

Exploitarium is a personal archive of security research maintained by one researcher. It brings together proof-of-concept writeups and vulnerability findings that the author previously kept in separate standalone repositories, consolidating them into a single collection with one folder per finding. Each folder documents a specific software vulnerability the author discovered or investigated, covering a wide range of well known tools and libraries such as 7-Zip, AnyDesk, Docker, Firefox, FFmpeg, Ghidra, ImageMagick, Gitea, libssh2, Nmap, VLC, and several others. The README lists over twenty of these folders along with how many tracked files each one contains, and notes whether the entry came from merging an older standalone repository or was added directly to this archive. The repository includes a section describing how the author verified the consolidation was done correctly. When the old standalone repositories were folded into this one, the author compared the file contents of each former repo against the matching folder here, checking that file paths, file types, permission bits, and the underlying file content all matched exactly. According to the README, this check covered 12 former repositories and 96 tracked files with no mismatches found. The purpose of this repository, based on the README, is to serve as a reference archive for security researchers who want to study documented proof-of-concept exploits and vulnerability writeups. The author mentions being open to specific software requests to look at, and provides a Discord contact for anyone who wants to discuss or collaborate on this research. Since it is a collection of individual proof-of-concept folders rather than a single installable tool, there is no unified setup process described. Each folder likely needs to be reviewed on its own to understand the specific vulnerability, the affected software version, and how the proof of concept works.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain what a proof-of-concept vulnerability writeup usually contains and how to read one safely
Prompt 2
Help me understand the difference between a direct entry and a consolidated entry in this archive
Prompt 3
Summarize how this repository verified that merging old repositories preserved file integrity

Frequently asked questions

What is exploitarium?

A consolidated archive of one researcher's public proof-of-concept writeups covering vulnerabilities in tools like Docker, Firefox, Ghidra, and libssh2.

What language is exploitarium written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python.

How hard is exploitarium to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is exploitarium for?

Mainly researcher.

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