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Full disclosure can be controversial, as often these disclosures include code or executable tools to exploit the vulnerability.

The argument against disclosure is that providing complete details or tools to malicious attackers, such as black hats and script kiddies, allows them to take advantage of vulnerabilities more quickly and makes attacks more widespread.

However, this argument assumes that without disclosure such tools and attacks would not have occurred.

The advantage of disclosure is that white hats will obtain the information, and that the vulnerability will be detected and patched more quickly.