This term is used to describe exploit code that has been written to take advantage of a vulnerability before the software vendor knows about it and has had the chance to publish a patch for it.
The result is that would-be attackers are free to exploit the vulnerability, unless proactive exploit prevention technologies have been implemented to defend the computer being targeted by the attacker.
Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2026
Beware of the license manager: how a Schneider Electric software vulnerability puts industrial facilities at risk
MiniPlasma: detecting exploitation of a critical unpatched Windows vulnerability
How an image could compromise your Mac: understanding an ExifTool vulnerability (CVE-2026-3102)
Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q1 2026
Information about the Copy Fail vulnerability, which allows attackers to gain root access on virtually any modern Linux distribution
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