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7 results for “proof-of-concept”
Researcher Claims Control of ChatGPT Secure Sandbox
A researcher presented a proof-of-concept exploit at Black Hat USA 2026 that achieved command-and-control–style influence over ChatGPT’s secure sandbox environment during an active session.
Aug 7, 2026
New Certighost PoC exploit lets attackers hijack Windows domains
A proof-of-concept exploit named 'Certighost' targeting a Windows Active Directory Certificate Services vulnerability has been publicly released, enabling authenticated attackers to potentially hijack Windows domains.
Jul 28, 2026
Researcher Drops New Windows Zero-Day PoC Hours After Microsoft Patch Tuesday
A security researcher publicly released a proof-of-concept exploit (LegacyHive) targeting an unpatched Windows User Profile Service privilege escalation vulnerability hours after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, demonstrating active exploitation pressure on enterprise patch cycles.
Jul 15, 2026
Microsoft Reins in RoguePlanet Zero-Day Threat
A security researcher published a proof-of-concept exploit for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability, following prior disclosures of other Microsoft zero-days.
Jul 10, 2026
Top AI Agents Built to Catch Malicious Code Can Be Tricked Into Running It
Researchers at the AI Now Institute demonstrated a proof-of-concept attack called 'Friendly Fire' that tricks autonomous AI coding agents (Claude Code and Codex) into executing malicious code while ostensibly performing security scanning.
Jul 10, 2026
CitrixBleed-ing Again? NetScaler Vulnerability Under Attack
A newly disclosed memory disclosure vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler appliances is actively being exploited in the wild shortly after a public proof-of-concept exploit was released.
Jul 8, 2026
New ChocoPoC RAT Targets Vulnerability Researchers via Fake PoC Exploit Repos
A new remote access trojan (ChocoPoC) is being distributed via malicious GitHub repositories masquerading as legitimate Python proof-of-concept exploits for recently disclosed CVEs, specifically targeting vulnerability researchers.
Published Jul 2, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 7, 2026