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Dictionary › Security fundamentals › Exploit
CORE

Exploit

The specific technique or piece of code used to take advantage of a vulnerability.

Related terms

ATK Zero-day A vulnerability being exploited before the vendor has released a fix. CORE Vulnerability A weakness a threat could take advantage of.
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