ROPGadget
This tool lets you search your gadgets on your binaries to facilitate your ROP exploitation.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are involved in security research, exploit development, or penetration testing. ROPGadget is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and addresses a well-defined need in the security toolchain. No known vulnerabilities and a large user base reinforce its reliability. Not relevant for general application development.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires capstone (the disassembly engine) to be installed; the package will attempt to install it automatically as a dependency.
- Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (capstone).
- The project is actively maintained with recent commits and a substantial user base, making it reliable for ongoing use.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license is permissive, allowing use in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2025-10-15 (303 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-24 · 4,465 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,026,790 downloads/mo, #4,478 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install ROPGadget
ROPGadget --binary ./binary_file --depth 10
# Or in Python: from ropgadget import RopGadget- Whether the package works with Python versions beyond 2.7 and 3.x (requires_python is unspecified)
- Current state of ROP chain generation feature and its reliability across supported architectures
- Performance characteristics when analyzing large binaries or with deep search depths
What it is and what it does
ROPGadget is a command-line tool and library for discovering ROP gadgets—short sequences of instructions ending in a return—within compiled binaries. It uses the capstone disassembly engine to scan executable sections and identify useful instruction sequences for constructing ROP chains, a technique used in exploit development and security research. The tool supports multiple binary formats (ELF, PE, Mach-O, raw) and processor architectures (x86, x64, ARM, ARM64, PowerPC, SPARC, MIPS, RISC-V 64, RISC-V Compressed), making it broadly applicable across different platforms and targets.
Typically used by security researchers and penetration testers to analyze binaries for exploitation opportunities, ROPGadget offers search filters (by opcode, string, instruction pattern), address range constraints, and bad-byte rejection to refine gadget discovery. It can also generate ROP chains automatically and provides an interactive console mode for exploratory analysis. The single runtime dependency on capstone keeps installation straightforward, and the active maintenance history suggests ongoing compatibility with modern toolchains.
Use it for
- Search for specific instruction sequences in a binary to build ROP chain payloads for exploit development.
- Analyze ARM or MIPS binaries for gadgets when testing embedded systems or cross-platform security.
- Filter gadgets by bad bytes to avoid null bytes or other restricted characters in exploit payloads.
- Use the interactive console to explore gadgets and test different search patterns during vulnerability research.
- Generate ROP chains automatically for common exploitation scenarios on supported architectures.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are involved in security research, exploit development, or penetration testing.
ROPGadget is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and addresses a well-defined need in the security toolchain. No known vulnerabilities and a large user base reinforce its reliability. Not relevant for general application development.
Install
ropgadget on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (capstone). The project is actively maintained with recent commits and a substantial user base, making it reliable for ongoing use.
Requires capstone (the disassembly engine) to be installed; the package will attempt to install it automatically as a dependency.
License in practice
BSD license is permissive, allowing use in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install ROPGadget
ROPGadget --binary ./binary_file --depth 10
# Or in Python: from ropgadget import RopGadgetVerify before relying
- Whether the package works with Python versions beyond 2.7 and 3.x (requires_python is unspecified)
- Current state of ROP chain generation feature and its reliability across supported architectures
- Performance characteristics when analyzing large binaries or with deep search depths
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagecapstone |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 303 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,026,790 / month, #4,478 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Security |
Evidence: ROPGadget-7.7-py2-none-any.whl; ropgadget-7.7-py3-none-any.whl
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