kaiiyer/awesome-vulnerable resource

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1381 stars · 227 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A curated awesome-list of intentionally vulnerable applications and systems for practicing penetration testing. It catalogs vulnerable web apps, mobile apps, training labs, and skill-improvement resources for security learners and professionals.

Use cases

• find vulnerable web apps to practice penetration testing
• set up a local hacking practice lab
• learn web application security by exploiting intentionally flawed apps
• train junior pentesters on common vulnerabilities
• find security testing practice platforms and CTF-style labs
• practice mobile app security testing

When to choose

• you need a curated directory of intentionally vulnerable apps for security training
• you are building a penetration testing practice lab for yourself or a team
• you want a starting point for learning web or mobile exploitation techniques

When to avoid

• you need a production security tool or scanner rather than practice targets
• you want a single deployable application instead of a list of links
• you need guaranteed-maintained lab environments, since linked projects vary in upkeep

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

penetration-testing security developer-tools security penetration-testing education awesome-lists cross-platform self-hosted awesome-list vulnerable-apps pentest-lab security-training hacking-practice ctf curated-list docker

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