Security reports are full of language like ‘may allow,’ ‘could potentially,’ and ‘is theoretically exploitable.’ That hedging exists for a reason — most scanners can’t actually confirm exploitability, only pattern-match toward it.
A working proof-of-concept removes the ambiguity entirely. Either the request executes and the described outcome occurs, or it doesn’t. There’s no interpretation required, no back-and-forth between security and engineering about whether a finding is real.
It also changes prioritization. A theoretical alert competes for attention with a hundred other theoretical alerts. A verified, runnable exploit tends to get fixed first — because there’s nothing left to debate.
