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AppSec Arena

Find vulnerabilities. Patch the fleet. Exploit alien ships. Compete solo in an application security challenge built around real code and working exploits.

AppSec Arena illustration
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AppSec Arena is an individual application security competition aboard a vulnerable spaceship fleet. Inspect source code, identify security flaws, and submit patches that stop attacks while keeping essential services running. Automated grading checks your fixes against security tests and verifies that legitimate functionality still works.

Tiered difficultyLive leaderboard

Enter the AppSec Arena

The A.L.I.E.N. track

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Take on the separate A.L.I.E.N. challenge track to test your offensive skills across four linked alien ships. Develop working exploit scripts, recover each ship’s flag, and use it to unlock the next challenge.

AppSec Arena is run out of the AppSec Community.

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