exploitable
Open to abuse
Exploitable describes something that can be taken advantage of, whether for gain or harm.
An exploitable weakness in software invites hackers; exploitable resources await development; exploitable workers lack protections.
The word carries a hint of vulnerability—whatever is exploitable is exposed to those who might use it, for better or worse.
Easily deceived
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- trustingInclined to believe others
- malleableCapable of being shaped
susceptible · coercible · deceivable · influenceable · suggestible · unwitting · manipulable · pliable
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- exposedOut in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
assailable · at-risk · compromised · penetrable · breachable · insecure · unpatched · undefended
Imperfection in something
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
gap · oversight · glitch · shortcoming · crack · chink · fault · hole
Providing benefit or gain
- profitableProducing financial benefit
- lucrativeYielding substantial profit
- promisingShowing signs of success
- untappedNot yet utilized
leverage · capitalize · monetize · arbitrage · niche · undervalued · potential · prospect
Breaking of agreement
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- patchMaterial covering damage
rootkit · worm · phishing · proof-of-concept · cybersecurity · hacker · black-hat · white-hat
gullible
Easily deceived
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- trustingInclined to believe others
malleable · susceptible · coercible · deceivable · influenceable · suggestible · unwitting · manipulable · pliable · compliant
vulnerable
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- exposedOut in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unprotected · assailable · at-risk · compromised · penetrable · breachable · insecure · unpatched · undefended · open
flaw
Imperfection in something
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
defect · gap · oversight · glitch · shortcoming · crack · chink · fault · hole · backdoor
advantageous
Providing benefit or gain
- profitableProducing financial benefit
- lucrativeYielding substantial profit
- promisingShowing signs of success
untapped · leverage · capitalize · monetize · arbitrage · niche · undervalued · potential · prospect · opening
breach
Breaking of agreement
patch · rootkit · worm · phishing · proof-of-concept · cybersecurity · hacker · black-hat · white-hat · red-team
extractable
Able to be withdrawn
- harvestableReady to be reaped
- mineableAble to be excavated
- drillableAble to be pierced
tappable · recoverable · reserves · deposits · timber · minerals · oil · fisheries · aquifer · ore
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
- naivetenaivety, naive, innocence, gullible, gullibility
exploitableunexploitable
Impossible to take advantage of
shrewd · street-smart · streetwise · cynical · wary
exploitableunexploitable
Impossible to take advantage of
secure · protected · impenetrable · fortified · hardened
exploitableunusable
Unfit for purpose
unavailable · inaccessible · inoperable · nonfunctional · impracticable
exploit, exploited, exploitation, exploits, exploiter, exploiting, exploitative, exploiters, unexploited