For exploits to be effective, many vulnerabilities require an attacker to initiate a series of suspicious operations to set up an exploit. Typically, a majority of the vulnerabilities are result of a software or system architecture bug.
To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents. 2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a corporation that exploited peasant labor. [Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicāre, to unfold; see explicate.] ex·ploit′a·bil′i·ty n. ex·ploit′er n.