Advanced Ethical Hacking & Exploitation Techniques

Module 1: Advanced Exploitation Concepts

• Exploitation methodology: Enumeration to root
• Modern exploit mitigations: DEP, ASLR, Stack Canaries, CFI
• Bypassing modern protections
• Exploit development environment setup: GDB, pwndbg, pwntools
• CVE analysis and PoC development

Module 2: Buffer Overflow Exploitation

• Stack-based buffer overflows: x86 and x64
• Finding overflow offset: Pattern_create, pattern_offset
• Controlling EIP/RIP
• Bad character identification
• Shellcode development and execution

Module 3: SEH-Based Buffer Overflows

• Structured Exception Handling (SEH) overview
• SEH overwrite exploitation
• Finding POP POP RET gadgets
• nSEH and SEH chain overwrite
• SEH exploitation with Immunity Debugger and mona.py

Module 4: Return-Oriented Programming (ROP)

• ROP chain concepts
• Gadget discovery: ROPgadget, ropper, pwntools
• Bypassing NX/DEP with ROP
• ret2libc technique
• ROP chain automation

Module 5: Heap Exploitation

• Heap memory management: malloc, free, bins
• Use-after-free vulnerabilities
• Heap overflow exploitation
• tcache poisoning
• Double free vulnerabilities

Module 6: Format String Vulnerabilities

• Format string vulnerability concepts
• Reading memory with %x and %s
• Writing memory with %n
• Arbitrary write exploitation
• Modern format string exploitation techniques

Module 7: Kernel Exploitation Concepts

• Linux kernel security: SMEP, SMAP, KASLR
• Kernel vulnerability classes: Privilege escalation
• Classic kernel exploits: Dirty COW, CVE analysis
• Linux LPE exploitation methodology
• Windows kernel exploitation overview

Module 8: Windows Privilege Escalation

• Windows LPE methodology
• Unquoted service paths, weak file permissions
• Token impersonation: PrintSpoofer, GodPotato
• AlwaysInstallElevated abuse
• Automated LPE enumeration: WinPEAS, PowerUp

Module 9: Linux Privilege Escalation

• Linux LPE methodology
• SUID/SGID binary abuse
• Cron job exploitation
• Sudo misconfigurations
• Kernel exploits for LPE
• LinPEAS and LinEnum automation

Module 10: Custom Shellcode Development

• x86 and x64 assembly basics for shellcoding
• Writing custom shellcode: Reverse shell, exec
• Shellcode encoding: XOR, shikata_ga_nai
• Shellcode testing and debugging
• Position-independent shellcode

Module 11: Fuzzing for Vulnerability Discovery

• Fuzzing concepts and methodology
• File format fuzzing: Boofuzz, AFL++
• Network protocol fuzzing
• Coverage-guided fuzzing
• Analysing fuzzer crashes to develop exploits

Module 12: Capstone Projects

• Exploit a stack-based buffer overflow from scratch
• Build a full ROP chain exploit
• Windows and Linux privilege escalation challenges
• Custom shellcode development and injection
• Certification preparation: OSED, OSCP (advanced), GXPN

Experience in the Industry Learn from exploit developers and advanced penetration testers with hands-on experience in binary exploitation, privilege escalation research, and CVE development.

Backgrounds at the Top Our instructors hold OSCP, OSED, and GREM certifications, with backgrounds in offensive security research, CTF competition wins, and advanced red team engagements.

Clear & Effective Teaching Complex low-level exploitation techniques are broken into digestible steps with live GDB debugging sessions, assembly-level walkthroughs, and annotated exploit code.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students write complete exploits from scratch, develop custom shellcode, build ROP chains, and escalate privileges on both Windows and Linux systems in the lab.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Instructors continuously update content with new CVE analyses, updated bypass techniques for modern mitigations, and the latest OSED/OSCP exam format changes.