# opa334/darksword-kexploit

iOS <=26.0.1 DarkSword Kernel Exploit reimplemented in Objective-C

Repository: https://github.com/opa334/darksword-kexploit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/darksword-kexploit
Language: Objective-C
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-03-27T21:32:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 48/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 35, longevity 11
- inputs: {"age_days": 163, "days_push": 159, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1483, forks 580 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:50.938506+00:00)

## What it is
A reimplementation of the DarkSword kernel exploit in Objective-C, targeting iOS 15.0 through 26.0.1. It is a security research artifact based on a publicly leaked exploit, intended for kernel privilege escalation on Apple devices.

## Use cases
- gain kernel-level access on iOS devices for research
- study a leaked iOS kernel exploit implementation
- build jailbreak tooling for end-of-life iOS versions
- analyze kernel exploit techniques on arm64 iOS
- test iOS security mitigations against kernel exploits

## When to choose
- you are a security researcher studying iOS kernel exploitation
- you need a reference Objective-C implementation of the DarkSword exploit
- you are working on jailbreak development for iOS 15-26

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, user-friendly jailbreak tool
- you require production-grade or supported software
- your target is a supported iOS version where patching matters
- you cannot legally use exploit code in your jurisdiction

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: experimental
- function: security, reverse-engineering
- domain: security, apple-ecosystem, operating-systems
- platform: c
- tags: kernel-exploit, ios-jailbreak, objective-c, privilege-escalation, security-research, ios

## Member repositories
- opa334/darksword-kexploit (main) score 48

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.938506+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:03.651625+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/opa334/darksword-kexploit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.938506+00:00, sha bd5bff0c88a0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.