Security Crash Test

Put your product under controlled attack pressure.

A ShabuShabu Security Crash Test is an authorized offensive-security assessment designed to expose real attack paths before a product launch, major release, API rollout or expansion into AI-powered functionality.

Authorized penetration testing Pre-launch security assessment Manual attack-path testing Retesting available
Crash Test framework From Scope to Retest
Authorized
01
Define the attack surface Applications, APIs, roles, environments and boundaries.
02
Attack the product Manual offensive testing against realistic abuse scenarios.
03
Validate the impact Confirm which weaknesses create meaningful security risk.
04
Fix and retest Support remediation and verify that attack paths are removed.
What is a Security Crash Test?

A security assessment built around how an attacker would actually approach the product.

A Security Crash Test goes beyond running vulnerability scanners against a list of URLs. The assessment starts by understanding how the product works, which actions matter most and where users, permissions, APIs and sensitive data intersect.

ShabuShabu then tests those security boundaries under controlled conditions, looking for weaknesses that can be combined into practical exploitation paths.

01

Product-aware testing

The test follows your real workflows, user roles and high-value product actions.

02

Manual attack reasoning

Human researchers investigate business logic, permission failures and exploit chains that automation may miss.

03

Remediation-focused output

The result is a prioritized security report designed to help engineering teams remove the underlying attack paths.

Crash Test scope

The assessment adapts to the product you are actually building.

A Security Crash Test can focus on one high-risk application or combine several connected attack surfaces when the real security boundary spans multiple systems.

01 / WEB

Web Applications

Authentication, authorization, sensitive workflows, administrative functionality, session security and business logic.

02 / API

APIs

Object access, permission models, authentication, data exposure and abuse of API-driven application logic.

03 / AI

AI & LLM Features

Prompt injection, AI tools, agent permissions, data boundaries and high-impact model-driven actions.

04 / AUTH

Identity & Access

Login, account recovery, user roles, privilege boundaries and authorization decisions.

05 / LOGIC

Business Logic

Product limits, workflows and legitimate functions that could be manipulated into unintended outcomes.

06 / INT

Connected Systems

Integrations, external services and application boundaries that influence the approved test environment.

When to order a Crash Test

The best time to find an attack path is before users depend on it.

The Security Crash Test is especially useful when a product is entering a stage where a security failure would become significantly more expensive to fix.

01

Before Launch

Test critical product functionality before exposing a new application to public traffic.

02

Before a Major Release

Review new features, roles and workflows that materially change application behavior.

03

Before Opening an API

Test authorization and data boundaries before exposing interfaces to clients, partners or integrations.

04

Before Shipping AI Features

Assess prompt handling, tools and AI permissions before the model gains meaningful product capabilities.

05

After Major Architecture Changes

Reassess security when authentication, permissions or core application architecture has changed.

Security Crash Test process

Five stages from authorization to verified remediation.

The test is structured so that offensive-security activity remains controlled while still giving researchers enough freedom to investigate realistic attack paths.

01

Scope

Define systems, domains, environments, accounts, roles and restricted actions.

AUTHORIZATION / SCOPE
02

Map

Understand the attack surface, trust boundaries and sensitive workflows.

SURFACE / TRUST / FLOW
03

Attack

Perform manual testing against the approved product security boundaries.

TEST / ABUSE / CHAIN
04

Report

Document confirmed findings, security impact and remediation priorities.

EVIDENCE / IMPACT / FIX
05

Retest

Verify whether remediation removes the previously identified attack path.

RETEST / VERIFY / CLOSE
Attacker mindset

A Crash Test follows attack paths, not vulnerability counts.

Real attackers do not stop because one isolated issue is rated low severity. They look for relationships between users, permissions, APIs, workflows and application states.

The Crash Test therefore evaluates how individual weaknesses can be chained, whether a security boundary can be crossed and what the resulting product impact would actually look like.

Example reasoning model From entry point to impact
01
Entry point Identify an exposed user-controlled interaction.
02
Weak assumption Find a control that relies on unsafe application behavior.
03
Boundary crossing Test whether access or application state can be expanded.
04
Attack chain Combine weaknesses where doing so is safe and authorized.
05
Impact Confirm what data, action or privilege becomes reachable.
What you receive

The Crash Test ends with a remediation plan, not a scanner export.

The final output is structured around confirmed weaknesses, their practical impact and the actions needed to reduce the actual attack surface.

01

Executive Security Summary

A clear overview of the assessment and the most important risks identified.

02

Confirmed Findings

Technical descriptions of validated security weaknesses and affected components.

03

Attack-Path Analysis

Context showing how vulnerabilities can connect to create practical security impact.

04

Technical Evidence

Relevant reproduction information and evidence for important findings.

05

Remediation Priorities

Practical recommendations focused on removing the underlying attack path.

06

Post-Fix Retest

Optional validation after remediation to confirm that security controls now hold.

Preparing the assessment

What we need before the Crash Test starts.

The initial conversation is used to understand your product and build an appropriate testing scope. You do not need to prepare a perfect security package before contacting us.

Basic information about the application, environment and important workflows is enough to start defining the engagement.

Initial scope information Useful information to provide
✓ Which application, API or AI product needs testing.
✓ Whether production, staging or another environment is available.
✓ Which user roles or test accounts can be provided.
✓ Which workflows or assets are especially security-sensitive.
✓ Any actions or systems that must remain outside the engagement.
✓ Whether the assessment is connected to a launch or release.
White-hat rules of engagement

A realistic attack simulation still requires strict boundaries.

Every ShabuShabu Security Crash Test is performed inside an authorized scope. Systems, environments, test identities and sensitive restrictions are agreed before active testing begins.

The objective is to understand how the product can fail without creating unnecessary operational impact or touching unrelated third-party infrastructure.

01 Testing begins only after scope and authorization are established.
02 Production-impacting methods can be restricted or excluded.
03 Third-party systems outside the approved scope are not tested.
04 Sensitive findings are handled through controlled communication.
05 The engagement is focused on remediation and defensive improvement.
Request a Security Crash Test

Find the weak boundary before a real attacker does.

Tell us what you are building, which systems you want tested and what stage the product is in. We will use that information to define an authorized testing scope around the real attack surface.