OffSec Advanced Windows Exploitation EXP-401 (OSEE) Training
Offered to the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida community through UNF Professional and Lifelong Learning in partnership with Applied Technology Academy — live online or in person, taught by ATA's practitioner instructors.
Get certified in ATA OffSec Advanced Windows Exploitation EXP-401 Training. Learn modern bypass methods to overcome Microsoft's defenses.
Course Overview
The OSEE is the most difficult exploit development certification you can earn. We recommend completing the 300- level certifications before registering for this course.
Students who complete EXP-401 and pass the exam will earn the Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE) certification. The OSEE exam assesses not only the course content, but also the ability to think laterally and adapt to new challenges.
The virtual lab environment has a limited number of target systems. The software within contains specific, unknown vulnerabilities. Students have 72 hours to develop and document exploits. The exam requires a stable, high-speed internet connection.
You must submit a comprehensive penetration test report as part of the exam. It should contain in-depth notes and screenshots detailing the steps taken and the exploit methods used.
- Custom Shellcode Creation
- Writing Exploit Code
- Shellcode Framework Creation
- Reverse Shell
- VMware Workstation Guest-To-Host Escape
- Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
- VMware Workstation Guest-To-Host Escape
- Driver Callback Overwrite
- Address Space Layout Randomization
- VMware Workstation Internals The Windows Heap Memory Manager
- Low Fragmentation Heap
- Restoring the Execution Flow
- Windows Defender Exploit Guard
- ROP Mitigations
- Unsanitized User-mode Callback
- Course Materials
- Active Student Forums
- Access to Home Lab Setup
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Custom Shellcode Creation
- Lesson 3: VMware Workstation Guest-To-Host Escape
- Lesson 4: Microsoft Edge Type Confusion
- Lesson 5: Driver Callback Overwrite
- Lesson 6: Unsanitized User-mode Callback
Intended Audience
Advanced Windows Exploitation is NOT an entry level course. We expect students to have previous exploitation experience in a Windows environment and understand their way around a debugger. This is the hardest course Offensive Security offers.
Prerequisites
All students are required to have:
Experience in developing windows exploits and understand how to operate a debugger. Familiarity with WinDBG, x86_64 assembly, IDA Pro and basic C/C++ programming is highly recommended. A willingness to work and put in real effort will greatly help students succeed in this security training course.
A laptop that is able to run three VMs with ease. Please do not bring netbooks or other low-resolution systems. The only supported host operating system is Windows 10.
- VMware Workstation 15 or higher
- 64-bit CPU with a minimum of 4 cores along with support for NX, SMEP, VT-d/IOMMU and VT-x/EPT
- At least 160 GB HD free
- At least 16 GB of RAM