ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,082, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. (McLean, Va.).

"System and method for automated exploitation generation" was invented by Leander A. Metcalf II (Millersville, Md.) and Allen Stewart (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments can relate to a system for automated exploit generation that receives input data representative of a target action to establish a target having a potential target vulnerability. The system can build a simulated target environment that includes the established target. The system can conduct an analysis method including a static, a concrete, a dynamic, and/or a symbolic analys...