The Corelan “HEAP” exploit development MASTERCLASS is a fast-paced, mind-bending, hands-on course where you will learn advanced heap manipulation and exploit development techniques from an experienced exploit developer. During this 4 or 5-day class (sometimes just 3 “long” days at a conference), students will get the opportunity to learn how to write heap exploits for the Windows platform, using Windows 7 and Windows 11 as the example platform, but mostly focusing on learning & applying generic techniques that can be applied to other operating systems and heap implementations. We will discuss differences between Windows 7 and Windows 11 and explore previously undocumented techniques to achieve important exploitation primitives in Windows 11.  The trainer will share his “notes from the field” and various tips & tricks to become more effective at writing exploits.

This is most certainly not an entry level course. In fact, this is a one of the finest and most advanced courses you will find on heap exploit development for Windows, and probably the only one that dives deep into the Windows heap manager on Windows 7 and Windows 11 and demystifies how the heap really works.

This hardcore, practical, hands-on course will provide students with solid understanding of Windows heap exploitation. We make sure the course material is kept updated with current evolutions, includes previously undocumented tricks and techniques, and details about research we performed ourselves, so you can apply the research techniques on other applications and operating system versions. Combined with the way the course is built up, this will turn this class into a truly unique learning experience.

Together with Corelan Stack, the Corelan Heap course is the second step in your journey towards taking the CCED certification exam.

During all of our courses, we don’t just focus on techniques and mechanics, we don’t focus on just using one vulnerability, but we mainly want to make sure you understand why a given technique is used, why something works and why something doesn’t work. In the advanced course, we provide you with generic insights on how to do your own research related with heap exploitation in general (not just Windows 7 or Windows 11), fully preparing you for the future. This class covers techniques that work on both 32bit and 64bit applications.

In this course, we’ll focus on evidence based learning. In other words, I’ll give you the insights and tools to check and research things for yourself. I’ll stimulate critical thinking and we will demystify Heap management, control and exploitation for Windows. Don’t take my word on it. Come and see for yourself!

The current edition of the course is based on Windows 11 and Windows 7 (As the Windows 11 Heap Manager contains additional mitigations, we use Windows 7 first to teach the basics, and then use Windows 11 later on). Furthermore, this course contains an intro to x64 exploitation (stack & heap), providing you with the required fundamentals to get started with x64 exploitation yourself.

We believe those are just a few arguments that makes this training stand out between other exploit development training offerings. Feel free to check our testimonials page if you want to see real, voluntary, unmodified and uncensored reactions by some of our students.