🔍 You’ve mapped the castle and found its doors. Now, let’s find the weak hinges. Welcome to Phase 4: Vulnerability Analysis. In this critical phase, we transform our enumerated data—open ports, service versions, configurations—into a targeted list of exploitable weaknesses. This isn’t about randomly throwing exploits; it’s the systematic process of matching your findings against known vulnerabilities to identify your precise points of entry. Learn how ethical hackers prioritize risks, use automated scanners responsibly, and manually verify flaws to build a roadmap for the exploitation phase. 💡 Core Skills You’ll Develop: ✅ How to manually research software versions for known public exploits. ✅ The ability to run and interpret results from a vulnerability scanner (OpenVAS). ✅ Understanding CVSS scores to prioritize “what to exploit first.” ✅ The critical process of manual verification to avoid false positives. ✅ Documenting vulnerabilities with clear steps for reproduction and proof-of-concept. ⚠️ LEGAL & OPERATIONAL WARNING: Vulnerability analysis involves actively probing systems for flaws. Authorization is non-negotiable. Even automated scanners can disrupt services. Always: Operate within a defined scope in your contract/agreement. Schedule scans during maintenance windows for production systems (if required). Never use these techniques on systems you do not own or have explicit permission to test. Possessing exploit code carries significant responsibility. 🔗 Practice Labs & Resources: Vulnerability Database: Exploit-DB (https://www.exploit-db.com/) & searchsploit Free Scanner: OpenVAS (https://www.openvas.org/) / Greenbone Community Edition Perfect Lab VM: Metasploitable 2/3 (literally made for this) TryHackMe Rooms: https://tryhackme.com/room/vulnversity (Beginner) | https://tryhackme.com/room/rpnessusredux (Nessus) CVSS Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1 💬 Let’s Discuss Prioritization! If you found a Critical remote code execution flaw and a Medium information disclosure issue, which do you tackle first? Why? How do you triage vulnerabilities? Share your thoughts below! Subscribe (🔔) to master the full process. In the next video, we enter the most anticipated phase: Exploitation, where we safely demonstrate the impact of these vulnerabilities. #VulnerabilityAnalysis #VulnerabilityAssessment #EthicalHacking #Cybersecurity #OpenVAS #Nessus #CVSS #PenetrationTesting #InfoSec #Metasploitable #RiskAssessment #CyberSecurityTraining