Desktop & Thick Client Testing

Reverse-engineering local binaries for privilege escalation, DLL hijacking and logic flaws.

Scoped to your environmentFixed proposalFree retest within 6 monthsNamed operator

What is Desktop and Thick Client Testing? Thick client penetration testing assesses software installed on a user's machine — how it stores data, talks to servers, loads DLLs and handles privileges — to find escalation paths that network scans never see.

What we test

Binary reverse engineering
DLL hijacking & insecure loading
Local privilege escalation
Hard-coded secrets
Client-server traffic manipulation
Database & API communication

What you get

Named operator from kickoff to readout
Kill Chain Replay™ attack paths with evidence
Risk-rated findings and remediation guidance
Framework mapping for your auditor
Live readout call
Free retest of all findings within 6 months

Desktop & Thick Client Testing FAQ

What kinds of desktop apps do you test?

Windows and cross-platform desktop software, including industrial and engineering applications.

What do we receive at the end?

An executive summary, Kill Chain Replay™ attack paths, risk-rated findings mapped to the relevant frameworks, remediation guidance, a readout call and a free retest of every reported finding within 6 months.