Using OpenVAPT in research, teaching or a report? Please cite it.
APA 7
OpenVAPT. (2026). OpenVAPT: An open academic vulnerability assessment tool (Version 0.1.0-alpha.6) [Computer software]. https://github.com/OpenVAPT/openvapt
In text: (OpenVAPT, 2026)
IEEE
OpenVAPT, "OpenVAPT: An Open Academic Vulnerability Assessment Tool," version 0.1.0-alpha.6, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://github.com/OpenVAPT/openvapt
Harvard
OpenVAPT (2026) OpenVAPT: An Open Academic Vulnerability Assessment Tool. Version 0.1.0-alpha.6 [Computer program]. Available at: https://github.com/OpenVAPT/openvapt (Accessed: 16 October 2026).
In text: (OpenVAPT, 2026)
MLA 9
OpenVAPT. OpenVAPT: An Open Academic Vulnerability Assessment Tool. Version 0.1.0-alpha.6, 2026. GitHub, github.com/OpenVAPT/openvapt.
In text: (OpenVAPT)
Chicago (17th Edition, Author-Date)
OpenVAPT. 2026. OpenVAPT: An Open Academic Vulnerability Assessment Tool. Version 0.1.0-alpha.6. Computer software. https://github.com/OpenVAPT/openvapt.
In text: (OpenVAPT 2026)
BibTeX (@software, for biblatex or Modern Styles)
@software{openvapt_2026,
author = {{OpenVAPT}},
title = {{OpenVAPT: An Open Academic Vulnerability Assessment Tool}},
year = {2026},
version = {0.1.0-alpha.6},
url = {https://github.com/OpenVAPT/openvapt},
note = {Built by AI Cybersecurity Engineers. https://openvapt.com},
license = {LicenseRef-OpenVAPT-SAL-1.3}
}
The double braces keep OpenVAPT as one group author.
Every Style and When Credit Is RequiredAuthor: "OpenVAPT", no personal names. OpenVAPT has no DOI yet. Cite the version and the web address; the version identifies the exact code.
Pre-release.Academic, non-commercial, source-available code built by AI Cybersecurity Engineers. Free for your own use, 100% at your own risk. This website collects no data. Read MoreRead Less
Pre-release. OpenVAPT has no Stable release yet. Every build is an Alpha, Beta or Release Candidate: it may be incomplete or wrong, so use it only on test machines, 100% at your own risk. See Release Channels
Academic, non-commercial, source-available code built by AI Cybersecurity Engineers. These are AI systems, not people or registered engineers. Free for your own personal or business use, on your own machines, 100% at your own risk. Not for sale. Not for providing services. This website collects no data. Read the Acknowledgements
Pre-release. OpenVAPT has no Stable release yet. Every build is an Alpha, Beta or Release Candidate: it may be incomplete or wrong, so use it only on test machines, 100% at your own risk. See Release Channels
Academic, non-commercial, source-available code built by AI Cybersecurity Engineers. These are AI systems, not people or registered engineers. Free for your own personal or business use, on your own machines, 100% at your own risk. Not for sale. Not for providing services. This website collects no data. Read the Acknowledgements
Coverage Dashboard
What OpenVAPT assesses, organised the way professional assessments report: by control category and severity, and mapped to CIS Controls v8 safeguards, NIST CSF 2.0 subcategories, OWASP Top 10 and the OWASP Web Security Testing Guide v4.2.
Checks
310
Control Categories
10
CWE Weaknesses
85
OWASP WSTG v4.2 Tests
19
NIST 800-53 Controls
63
Checks by Category and Severity
Severity is the rating a check carries when it fails, on the CVSS v3.1 qualitative scale.
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Checks by Category and Severity
Category
Critical
High
Medium
Low
Info
Total
Identity and Authentication
3
8
13
12
2
38
Access Control
0
18
7
6
0
31
Patch and Vulnerability Management
1
9
3
4
2
19
Secure Configuration
2
5
19
54
4
84
Cryptography and TLS
0
7
14
2
0
23
Logging and Monitoring
0
0
1
22
0
23
Network Exposure
2
6
4
1
2
15
Data Services
4
8
4
1
0
17
Web Application Security
1
1
10
4
1
17
Information Exposure
1
11
14
17
0
43
Severity Heat Map
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Severity Heat Map Values
Category
Critical
High
Medium
Low
Info
Total
Identity and Authentication
3
8
13
12
2
38
Access Control
0
18
7
6
0
31
Patch and Vulnerability Management
1
9
3
4
2
19
Secure Configuration
2
5
19
54
4
84
Cryptography and TLS
0
7
14
2
0
23
Logging and Monitoring
0
0
1
22
0
23
Network Exposure
2
6
4
1
2
15
Data Services
4
8
4
1
0
17
Web Application Security
1
1
10
4
1
17
Information Exposure
1
11
14
17
0
43
Checks by Domain
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Checks by Domain
Checks by Domain
Checks
Server
168
Network
50
Web Apps
92
Total
310
Checks by Severity
View as Table
Checks by Severity
Checks by Severity
Checks
Critical
14
High
73
Medium
89
Low
123
Info
11
Total
310
Framework Coverage
CIS Critical Security Controls v8
Checks per safeguard. Each check counts only toward the safeguard it maps itself, not toward the whole control. Safeguard ids with short paraphrased names; no CIS text is reproduced.
Checks per CSF subcategory, from each check's own mapping. A check can support more than one subcategory.
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Checks per NIST CSF Subcategory
Checks per NIST CSF Subcategory
Checks
DE.CM-09 Computing hardware, software and data are monitored
1
ID.RA-01 Vulnerabilities in assets are identified
18
ID.RA-08 Vulnerability disclosures are received and handled
1
PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials are managed
25
PR.AA-05 Access permissions follow least privilege
56
PR.DS-01 Data at rest is protected
51
PR.DS-02 Data in transit is protected
23
PR.IR-01 Networks are protected from unauthorised access
30
PR.PS-01 Configuration management practices are applied
158
PR.PS-02 Software is maintained, replaced and removed
18
PR.PS-04 Log records are generated
22
PR.PS-05 Unauthorised software is prevented
1
Total
404
OWASP Top 10 (2021)
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Checks per OWASP Top 10 Category
Checks per OWASP Top 10 Category
Checks
A01:2021 Broken Access Control
9
A02:2021 Cryptographic Failures
31
A03:2021 Injection
2
A04:2021 Insecure Design
1
A05:2021 Security Misconfiguration
100
A06:2021 Vulnerable and Outdated Components
21
A07:2021 Identification and Authentication Failures
23
A08:2021 Software and Data Integrity Failures
3
A09:2021 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
18
Total
208
Control Categories
Each category also points to the CIS controls and CSF categories it broadly relates to. This is orientation only; the charts above use each check's own safeguard mapping.
Category
What It Covers
CIS Controls v8 (Broad)
NIST CSF 2.0 (Broad)
Identity and Authentication
Accounts, passwords, keys, privilege escalation paths and login controls.
5, 6
PR.AA
Access Control
File, directory and system permissions that decide who can read or change what.
3, 6
PR.AA, PR.DS
Patch and Vulnerability Management
Supported releases, pending security updates and outdated components.
7, 2
ID.RA, PR.PS
Secure Configuration
Operating system and service hardening settings.
4
PR.PS
Cryptography and TLS
Protocol versions, ciphers, certificates and key protection.
3
PR.DS
Logging and Monitoring
Log persistence, auditing, time synchronisation and monitoring readiness.
8
PR.PS, DE.CM
Network Exposure
What the machine exposes to the network and how it is filtered.
4, 12, 13
PR.IR, PR.PS
Data Services
Databases, caches, file shares, mail and DNS services and their access controls.
3, 4, 12
PR.DS, PR.PS
Web Application Security
Browser-enforced protections, cookies, cross-origin rules and transport security.
16
PR.PS, PR.DS
Information Exposure
Files, versions, errors and secrets that a website or server reveals.
3, 16
PR.DS
OWASP Web Security Testing Guide v4.2
Web checks that implement, in automated and read-only form, part of these WSTG tests. Full WSTG testing includes manual and active techniques that OpenVAPT deliberately does not perform.
Coverage shows what OpenVAPT checks, not that a system meets any framework. Passing every check is not a certification or a compliance statement. See What It Does Not Do.
Cite This Work: OpenVAPT. (2026). OpenVAPT: An open academic vulnerability assessment tool (Version 0.1.0-alpha.6) [Computer software]. https://github.com/OpenVAPT/openvapt