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vulnerability-research is agent-read markdown (skill) from iuliandita/skills: Research vulnerabilities in authorized targets through code analysis, reverse engineering, patch diffing, and fuzzing..

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What the file says

# Vulnerability Research and Discovery

Systematic methodology for finding novel, undisclosed vulnerabilities in source code, compiled
binaries, and live systems. This skill guides the research process from intelligence gathering
through proof-of-concept development to responsible disclosure.

This is the *discovery* skill - it finds vulnerabilities nobody has catalogued yet. For
exploiting known weaknesses on live systems, use **privilege-escalation**. For scanning code against known
vulnerability patterns, use **security-audit**.

**Target versions**: September 2026 snapshot. Read `references/target-versions.md` before
pinning static analysis, reversing, fuzzing, or debugger tooling.

## When to use

- Hunting for undisclosed vulnerabilities in a codebase, binary, or running service
- Variant analysis after a CVE is published (finding similar bugs in related code)
- Patch diffing - analyzing what a security update fixed to find nearby issues
- Developing proof-of-concept exploits for discovered vulnerabilities
- Attack surface mapping before a focused security engagement
- Gathering threat intelligence on a target's technology stack
- Preparing responsible disclosure reports
…

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How to install

Latest version
mdr add iuliandita/skills/vulnerability-research@git:20260920.ebf9a3d
Exact content
mdr add iuliandita/skills/vulnerability-research@sha256:5f628348151568b0

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Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (27550 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

iuliandita/skills · 7 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_yn42ycswc6xh3ras
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=iuliandita/skills/vulnerability-research
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/5f628348151568b010232ea3dc079029822cb367c70c5f2ad7a747b89657899c

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