# Pocsuite

pocsuite3 is an open-sourced remote vulnerability testing framework developed by the Knownsec 404 Team.

Repository: https://github.com/knownsec/pocsuite3
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pocsuite
Homepage: https://pocsuite.org
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: security, pentesting, security-tools, python
Last push: 2025-02-28T08:18:52+00:00
Link (homepage): https://pocsuite.org

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 27/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 9, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2728, "days_push": 551, "days_rel": 551, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3872, forks 783 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:27.799431+00:00)

## What it is
pocsuite3 is an open-source remote vulnerability testing and proof-of-concept development framework by Knownsec's 404 Team. It provides a PoC engine with verify/attack/shell modes, plugin ecosystem, and integrations with Seebug, ZoomEye, Shodan, and nuclei-compatible YAML templates.

## Use cases
- develop and run proof-of-concept exploits for vulnerabilities
- verify whether targets are affected by a known CVE
- bulk-scan IP ranges or Shodan/ZoomEye dork results for a vulnerability
- run nuclei YAML templates from Python
- get an interactive shell on a vulnerable target during authorized pentests
- load PoC scripts dynamically from files, redis, or Seebug

## When to choose
- you need a Python-based PoC framework with both CLI and library usage
- you want nuclei template compatibility plus Python PoC scripting
- you integrate target discovery with ZoomEye/Shodan dorks
- you need verify, attack, and shell modes in one tool

## When to avoid
- you only need passive vulnerability scanning without custom PoCs
- you want a GUI-based scanner
- you need a non-Python toolchain
- you lack authorization to test the targets - unauthorized use is illegal

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: penetration-testing, vulnerability-scanning, security, cli, http-client
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: poc-framework, exploit-development, nuclei-compatible, seebug, zoomeye, shodan, security-research, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- knownsec/pocsuite3 (main) score 27
- knownsec/Pocsuite (mirror) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.799431+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 2026-08-29T18:25:47.610350+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/knownsec/pocsuite3 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.799431+00:00, sha ce0b2351072b)
  - homepage: https://pocsuite.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:05.942056+00:00, sha b630c1971d5f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.