ABOUT / H00DIE-GR3Y

I like taking vulnerabilities apart.

I’m h00die-gr3y, an independent security researcher focused on vulnerability analysis, exploit development and figuring out what is really happening behind a CVE description.

01 / RESEARCH

From a strange code path to a working exploit

Most of my research starts with a simple question: what happens if I follow this all the way through? That can mean reading application source, reversing router firmware, tracing user-controlled input into a dangerous function, or reproducing somebody else’s finding to understand the real impact.

I prefer hands-on research. Build the lab, reproduce the issue, inspect the code, test the assumptions and keep going until the behavior makes sense. If an exploit helps demonstrate the impact, I’ll build one. Quite a few of those projects have ended up as Metasploit modules.

The exploit is not the whole story, though. The useful part is understanding why the vulnerability exists, what makes it reachable and what somebody else can learn from it.

02 / WORKFLOW

How I approach research

Reproduce it

I want a lab where I can trigger the behavior myself. That removes a lot of guesswork later.

Follow the data

Trace the input through the application, binary or firmware until the vulnerable path is clear.

Prove the impact

A finding becomes much more useful when the security impact can be demonstrated in a controlled environment.

Make it repeatable

If exploit development adds value, I turn the research into something reliable enough to reproduce and test.

Write it down

Commands, code paths, failed assumptions and useful details belong in the write-up, not only the final conclusion.

03 / DISCLOSURE

Research should improve the security

When research turns up a new vulnerability, responsible disclosure is part of the job. The goal is to demonstrate the problem clearly enough that it can be understood and fixed without losing the technical detail that makes the finding useful.

This site is my working archive for that research. The Research section contains vulnerability-specific analysis, Exploits collects the exploit-development work, Articles connects ideas across individual findings, and the Knowledge Base keeps reusable techniques and lab notes in one place. Published CVE, vendor and security-advisory records are collected under Published advisories.

ResearchVulnerability analysis and findings→ExploitsExploit-development projects→Knowledge BaseReusable notes and methodology→ArticlesLong-form technical writing→AdvisoriesPublished disclosure records→GitHubCode and public research work↗