offensive-basic-exploitation
offensive-basic-exploitation is a skill in SnailSploit/Claude-Red, last changed 6 May 2026. It can touch credentials, turn off system protections, run shell commands, reach the network and name web addresses — read the findings before installing.
At a glance
What it can touch
- Touches credentials
- Turns off system protections
- Runs shell commands
- Reaches the network
- Names web addresses
How much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.
Pattern check
Nothing flagged
That isn't proof the skill is harmless.
Commit a8de813 · 3 Nov 2026
How the check worksPattern check: nothing flagged
That isn't proof the skill is harmless.
Install
Each tab says whether it installs commit a8de813, the one we checked, or the latest version.
OpenCode also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Goose also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Windsurf (Devin Desktop) also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Zed also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Roo Code also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Factory Droid also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Junie also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Amp also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
No install command here reaches Kiro. Copy the skill's folder into .kiro/skills/ in your project, or ~/.kiro/skills/ for all your projects. SnailSploit/Claude-Red/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation (opens in a new tab)
Antigravity also looks in .agents/skills/, so the Any agent steps reach it with This project. For All projects, see where Antigravity looks.
Cline also looks in .claude/skills/, so the Claude Code steps reach it with This project. For All projects, see where Cline looks.
Claude Code
Pinned to commit a8de813, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&mkdir -p .claude/skills &&mkdir .claude/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation &&cp -R "$tmp"/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation/. .claude/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"If Claude Code was already running and this created the skills folder, run /reload-skills.
Claude apps
Pinned to commit a8de813, the one we checked.
Skills in the Claude apps belong to your account rather than to a project.
Make offensive-basic-exploitation.zip, with the skill folder at the top level:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&out="$(mktemp -d)" &&cp -R "$tmp"/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation "$out"/offensive-basic-exploitation &&(cd "$out" && zip -qr - offensive-basic-exploitation) > offensive-basic-exploitation.zip &&rm -rf "$tmp" "$out"In Claude, open Customize > Skills, select +, then + Create skill > Upload a skill, and choose offensive-basic-exploitation.zip.
On Free, Pro and Max plans, turn on Code execution and file creation (Create and edit files in newer settings) under Settings > Capabilities.
Codex
Pinned to commit a8de813, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&mkdir -p .agents/skills &&mkdir .agents/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation &&cp -R "$tmp"/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation/. .agents/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"Codex picks up new skills on its own; restart it if this one does not appear.
Cursor
Pinned to commit a8de813, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&mkdir -p .cursor/skills &&mkdir .cursor/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation &&cp -R "$tmp"/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation/. .cursor/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"Copilot & VS Code
Pinned to commit a8de813, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&mkdir -p .github/skills &&mkdir .github/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation &&cp -R "$tmp"/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation/. .github/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"In a running Copilot CLI session, run /skills reload.
Or install it with gh skill, which also installs the commit we checked. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90 or later.
gh skill install SnailSploit/Claude-Red Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation/SKILL.md@a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b --agent github-copilot --scope projectGemini CLI
Pinned to commit a8de813, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&mkdir -p .gemini/skills &&mkdir .gemini/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation &&cp -R "$tmp"/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation/. .gemini/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"In a running session, run /skills reload.
Or use Gemini CLI’s own installer. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked.
gemini skills install https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git --path Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation --scope workspaceAny agent
Pinned to commit a8de813, the one we checked.
OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Zed, Roo Code, Factory Droid, Junie, Amp and Antigravity read .agents/skills in a project.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q a8de813edc9f66f60d44cfe42d47750e89d9930b &&mkdir -p .agents/skills &&mkdir .agents/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation &&cp -R "$tmp"/Skills/exploit-dev/offensive-basic-exploitation/. .agents/skills/offensive-basic-exploitation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"Or use the skills CLI from skills.sh. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. The skills CLI reports installs to skills.sh unless you set DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1.
npx skills@1.7.4 add SnailSploit/Claude-Red --skill offensive-basic-exploitationWhat it can touch
From the files and frontmatter at commit a8de813. This is how much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.
Pattern check
Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit a8de813 · 3 Nov 2026
We checked every text file in this skill, at commit a8de813 on 3 Nov 2026, against 45 published patterns such as download-and-run commands, hidden text and credential access. We don't run the skill, we don't read the web pages it points to, and we can't judge everything its instructions might lead an agent to do. In published tests, pattern checks like this one missed most malicious skills. Read the skill before you install it — especially anything it asks you to download or run.
How the check worksReport an incorrect finding
Outside links we did not follow
- https://github.com/SnailSploit/offensive-checklist/blob/main/5-basic-exploitation.md
- https://phrack.org/issues/49/14_md#article
- https://wiki.osdev.org/Calling_Conventions
- https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/09/06/stack-frame-layout-on-x86-64
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2
- https://css.csail.mit.edu/6.858/2014/readings/return-to-libc.pdf
- https://hovav.net/ucsd/dist/geometry.pdf
- https://ropemporium.com/
- https://github.com/JonathanSalwan/ROPgadget
- https://phrack.org/issues/66/10
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- https://azeria-labs.com/heap-exploitation-part-1/
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap
- https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/MallocInternals
- https://libc.rip/
- https://github.com/matrix1001/glibc-all-in-one
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/tcache_house_of_spirit.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/tcache_metadata_poisoning.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/tcache_poisoning.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/fastbin_dup.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/house_of_botcake.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/overlapping_chunks.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/large_bin_attack.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/fastbin_reverse_into_tcache.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/unsafe_unlink.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/house_of_water.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/house_of_tangerine.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/house_of_einherjar.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/blob/master/glibc_2.41/safe_link_double_protect.c
- https://github.com/shellphish/how2heap/tree/master/glibc_2.41
- https://corgi.rip/posts/leakless_heap_1/
- https://seedsecuritylabs.org/Labs_20.04/Files/Format_String/Format_String.pdf
- https://www.exploit-db.com/docs/english/28476-linux-format-string-exploitation.pdf
- https://cplusplus.com/reference/cstdio/printf/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-of-check_to_time-of-use
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html
- https://portswigger.net/research/smashing-the-state-machine
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity15/sec15-paper-hu.pdf
- https://www.sei.cmu.edu/downloads/sei-cert-c-coding-standard-2016-v01.pdf
- https://www.invicti.com/learn/integer-overflow
Format check
Each agent reads SKILL.md a little differently. We check the file against each one's published rules; we don't run the skill in any agent.
Agent Skills specFails
The open format from agentskills.io, held to the strictest version of each rule among the agents we check.
- Error
The file doesn't start with a --- line, so it has no frontmatter. The spec requires a name and description there. F3
Fix: Start the file with ---, then name: and description: lines, then a closing --- line.
- Warning
The body is 10780 lines; the spec suggests under 500. B1
Fix: Move detailed sections into reference files and link to them from SKILL.md.
- Warning
The body is about 86,055 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. B2
Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.
- Error
Claude CodePasses with warnings
Claude Code reads its own extra fields, ignores unknown ones, and still loads a skill whose frontmatter is broken, without its fields.
- Warning
The file doesn't start with a --- line, so it has no frontmatter. Claude Code reads it all as instructions: the name falls back to the folder and the description to the first line. F3
Fix: Start the file with ---, then name: and description: lines, then a closing --- line.
- Note
The body is 10780 lines; the spec suggests under 500. Claude Code's docs say the same. B1
Fix: Move detailed sections into reference files and link to them from SKILL.md.
- Note
The body is about 86,055 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. After compaction Claude Code keeps only the first 5,000 tokens of a skill. B2
Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.
- Warning
Claude apps & API uploadFails
Uploading to claude.ai or the Claude API, or packaging with Anthropic's script, accepts only the six spec fields and stops on anything else.
- Error
The file doesn't start with a --- line, so it has no frontmatter. Anthropic's validator stops with "No YAML frontmatter found". F3
Fix: Start the file with ---, then name: and description: lines, then a closing --- line.
- Note
The body is 10780 lines; the spec suggests under 500. Anthropic's guidance says the same. B1
Fix: Move detailed sections into reference files and link to them from SKILL.md.
- Note
The body is about 86,055 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. Anthropic's guidance says the same. B2
Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.
- Error
OpenAI (Codex & API)Fails
Codex finds SKILL.md by its exact name and needs a description; OpenAI's Skills API checks the frontmatter against the spec and caps uploads.
- Error
The file doesn't start with a --- line, so it has no frontmatter. Codex can't find a name or description and skips the skill. F3
Fix: Start the file with ---, then name: and description: lines, then a closing --- line.
- Error
VS Code & CopilotPasses with warnings
VS Code reads skills one folder below .github/skills, .claude/skills or .agents/skills and falls back to the folder name when the name is missing or differs; GitHub's Copilot docs require the exact name SKILL.md.
- Warning
The file doesn't start with a --- line, so it has no frontmatter. VS Code lists the skill under its folder name with no description for the agent to match. F3
Fix: Start the file with ---, then name: and description: lines, then a closing --- line.
- Warning
SKILL.md
Files
1 file
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|---|---|
| SKILL.md (opens in a new tab) | 346 KB |
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