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SearchSploit & ExploitDB — Exploit Discovery

SearchSploit — local ExploitDB search tool for finding and using publicly known exploits.

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Searching (7)
searchsploit apache 2.4
Search exploits for Apache 2.4
search apache
searchsploit wordpress 5.0
Search WordPress 5.0 exploits
search wordpress
searchsploit openssh 7.4
Search OpenSSH exploits
search ssh
searchsploit -t "remote code execution"
Search by exploit title only
search title rce
searchsploit --cve 2021-44228
Search by CVE number (Log4Shell)
search cve
searchsploit -w openssh
Show URL to web version of exploit
search url
searchsploit --update
Update ExploitDB database
update
Viewing & Using Exploits (5)
searchsploit -x exploits/linux/remote/12345.py
View/examine exploit file
view examine
searchsploit -m exploits/linux/remote/12345.py
Copy exploit to current directory
copy
searchsploit -m 12345
Copy exploit by ID
copy id
searchsploit -p 12345
Show full path of exploit
path
ls /usr/share/exploitdb/exploits/
Browse ExploitDB directory structure
browse
Nmap Integration (2)
searchsploit --nmap nmap_output.xml
Search exploits matching Nmap XML scan results
nmap integration xml
nmap -sV -oX scan.xml 10.10.10.1 && searchsploit --nmap scan.xml
Scan then auto-search exploits for found services
nmap integration auto