# vulhub/vulhub

Pre-Built Vulnerable Environments Based on Docker-Compose

Repository: https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vulhub
Homepage: https://vulhub.org
Language: Dockerfile
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, vulnerability-environment, docker-compose, vulhub, dockerfile
Last push: 2026-07-22T18:03:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3433, "days_push": 42, "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 21167, forks 4804 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:30.618801+00:00)

## What it is
Vulhub is an open-source collection of pre-built vulnerable Docker environments, each launched with a single docker compose command and documented with reproduction steps. It is designed for security researchers, educators, and students to safely learn, practice, and demonstrate real-world vulnerabilities.

## Use cases
- reproduce a CVE locally for security research
- set up a vulnerable lab environment for penetration testing practice
- teach students how real-world vulnerabilities are exploited
- demonstrate a vulnerability to a team without manual setup
- test a vulnerability scanner against known vulnerable services
- practice exploit development in an isolated container

## When to choose
- you need a quick, one-command vulnerable environment for a specific CVE
- you want documented reproduction steps for learning or teaching security
- you need isolated, disposable lab environments via Docker Compose

## When to avoid
- you need a production-hardened security tool rather than a learning dataset
- you cannot run Docker or need ARM support for all environments
- you want a vulnerability scanner or defensive tooling - Vulhub only provides vulnerable targets

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools, self-hosted
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools, education
- platform: windows, self-hosted
- tags: vulnerable-environments, docker-compose, cve-reproduction, security-training, vulnerability-lab, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- vulhub/vulhub (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.618801+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 2026-08-29T16:58:28.786031+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.618801+00:00, sha 76137f071c29)
  - homepage: https://vulhub.org (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:00.792272+00:00, sha 0e31018f02df)
  - site_page: https://vulhub.org/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:00.802628+00:00, sha 1bd0eb06c248)
  - site_page: https://vulhub.org/documentation/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:00.805049+00:00, sha bc3e63761600)
  - site_page: https://vulhub.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:00.806899+00:00, sha 77147d4e7913)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.