Exploit validation

Exploitability Validation Core

Stop chasing severity. Rank by what's actually exploitable — EPSS probability, CISA KEV, and proven reachability.

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Most scanners hand you a wall of CVSS scores and call it a day. heimdallX cross-references every finding against real-world exploit signals — EPSS exploit probability and the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — then re-ranks your queue so the issues attackers are actually using rise to the top. This is the paradigm the security market moved to in 2025–2026: from "detect and scan" to "validate exploitability."

Exploitability Validation CoreLIVEAKCRITApache httpd 2.4.49 — path traversal & RCEsrc: tech fingerprint · acme-corp.com · CWE-22CVE-2021-41773KEVEPSS97.5%NVDexploit: ActivePriorityfix-first queueseverity-only21+ EPSS · CISA KEV floor90KEV floor90Priority

From severity to exploitability

A high CVSS score doesn't mean anyone is exploiting it. heimdallX multiplies its base priority (severity × exploit-maturity × confidence) by EPSS exploit probability, and floors anything in the CISA KEV catalog to the top of the queue. A vulnerability with a modest score but active exploitation jumps the line — exactly the way an attacker prioritizes targets.

Zero false CVEs

Enrichment is only as good as its matching. heimdallX attaches a CVE only when it's explicitly cited in evidence, or when it matches a precise product-and-version range (e.g. Apache 2.4.49, OpenSSL 3.0.0–3.0.6). It never guesses, so KEV/EPSS enrichment never invents a vulnerability you don't actually have.

Graceful with or without live feeds

The validation layer degrades gracefully: with no API keys it still ranks findings with deterministic exploit playbooks; wired to live EPSS and KEV feeds it sharpens the ranking with up-to-the-day exploit intelligence. Either way, the fix-first queue reflects real-world risk.

How it works

1

Fingerprint

Identify technologies and exact versions on the asset.

2

Match CVEs

Attach CVEs by cited id or precise version range — never guessed.

3

Enrich

Pull EPSS probability and CISA KEV status for each CVE.

4

Re-rank

Weight by EPSS, floor known-exploited issues to the top.

Validation in practice
$ scan acme-corp.com
→ Apache httpd 2.4.49 detected
matched CVE-2021-41773 · CISA KEV: yes
EPSS 0.975 → priority 21 → 90 (KEV floor)
→ Log4j CVE-2021-44228 · EPSS 0.99999 · KEV

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Active validation

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See findings the way an adversary chains them — mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques.

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