# offensive-security/exploitdb

The legacy Exploit Database repository - New repo located at https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb

Repository: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploitdb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/exploitdb
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-11-10T19:35:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4656, "days_push": 1392, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7858, forks 1873 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:07.734806+00:00)

## What it is
The legacy GitHub repository of the Exploit Database, an archive of public exploits, shellcode, and the Google Hacking Database (GHDB). This mirror is no longer updated; the official repository now lives on GitLab.

## Use cases
- search for public exploits for a CVE
- download proof-of-concept exploit code for penetration testing
- browse shellcode archives
- look up Google dorks in the GHDB
- mirror the exploit database locally for offline use

## When to choose
- you need a historical snapshot of the Exploit Database archive
- you want to reference the legacy GitHub mirror

## When to avoid
- you want current exploit data - use the official GitLab repository instead
- you need a maintained tool rather than a data archive

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, search-engine
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: exploit-database, penetration-testing, vulnerability-research, shellcode, google-hacking-database, legacy-repo

## Member repositories
- offensive-security/exploitdb (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:07.734806+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 2026-08-29T17:33:47.338316+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploitdb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:07.734806+00:00, sha 6f5ded016c62)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb (fetched 2026-08-29T08:30:35.919185+00:00, sha 6e79de683873)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.