# google/security-research

This project hosts security advisories and their accompanying proof-of-concepts related to research conducted at Google which impact non-Google owned code.

Repository: https://github.com/google/security-research
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/security-research
Homepage: https://www.google.com/about/appsecurity/
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:13:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2270, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4615, forks 579 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:55.107385+00:00)

## What it is
A repository of security advisories and proof-of-concept exploits from Google security research affecting third-party (non-Google) software. It follows a 90-day coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy.

## Use cases
- find published security advisories for third-party software
- study proof-of-concept exploits for vulnerabilities
- check whether a vendor fixed a disclosed vulnerability
- learn responsible vulnerability disclosure practices
- research exploit techniques in C and other languages

## When to choose
- you need authoritative advisories and PoCs from Google researchers
- you are doing defensive security analysis or patch verification
- you study exploit development and disclosure timelines

## When to avoid
- you need a scanning tool rather than advisory content
- you want advisories about Google's own products
- you need a commercial support or bug bounty service

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: security, vulnerability-scanning, penetration-testing
- domain: security, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: security-advisories, proof-of-concept, vulnerability-disclosure, google-project-zero, exploit-research

## Member repositories
- google/security-research (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.107385+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 2026-08-29T18:19:40.851556+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/security-research (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.107385+00:00, sha 42f39ecae1fd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.