diff --git a/lib/ronin/exploits/mixins/version_detection.rb b/lib/ronin/exploits/mixins/version_detection.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+#
+# ronin-exploits - A Ruby library for ronin-rb that provides exploitation and
+# payload crafting functionality.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2024 Hal Brodigan (postmodern.mod3 at gmail.com)
+#
+# ronin-exploits is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# ronin-exploits is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with ronin-exploits.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+module Ronin
+  module Exploits
+    module Mixins
+      #
+      # Adds version detection methods.
+      #
+      # @api public
+      #
+      # @since 1.2.0
+      #
+      module VersionDetection
+        #
+        # Attempts to determine the software version of the target system.
+        #
+        # @return [String, nil]
+        #   The detected version string or `nil` if the version could not be
+        #   detected.
+        #
+        # @abstract
+        #
+        # @api public
+        #
+        def detect_version
+        end
+
+        #
+        # Determines if the target system is running a vulnerable version of
+        # software.
+        #
+        # @return [TestResult::Vulnerable, TestResult::NotVulnerable, TestResult::Unknown]
+        #   Indicates whether the target system is running a vulnerable version
+        #   of software.
+        #
+        #   * {TestResult::Vulnerable} - the software version was detected and
+        #     is vulnerable.
+        #   * {TestResult::NotVulnerable} - the software version was detected
+        #     but is not vulnerable.
+        #   * {TestResult::Unknown} - the software version could not be
+        #     detected.
+        #
+        def test
+          if (version = detect_version)
+            if vulnerable_version?(version)
+              Vulnerable("the target system is running a vulnerable version (#{version})")
+            else
+              NotVulnerable("the target system is not running a vulnerable version (#{version})")
+            end
+          else
+            Unknown("cannot determine the software version of the target system")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/mixins/version_detection_spec.rb b/spec/mixins/version_detection_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'ronin/exploits/mixins/version_detection'
+
+require 'ronin/exploits/exploit'
+
+describe Ronin::Exploits::Mixins::VersionDetection do
+  module TestVersionDetectionMixin
+    class TestExploit < Ronin::Exploits::Exploit
+
+      include Ronin::Exploits::Mixins::VersionDetection
+
+      software_versions [
+        '>= 1.2.3, < 2.0.0',
+        '>= 2.3.4, < 2.5.1'
+      ]
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:test_class) { TestVersionDetectionMixin::TestExploit }
+
+  subject { test_class.new }
+
+  describe "#detect_version" do
+    it "must return nil by default" do
+      expect(subject.detect_version).to be(nil)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#test" do
+    context "when #detect_version returns a String" do
+      context "and it's a vulnerable version" do
+        let(:detected_version) { '2.4.2' }
+
+        before do
+          expect(subject).to receive(:detect_version).and_return(detected_version)
+        end
+
+        it "must return Ronin::Exploits::TestResult::Vulnerable" do
+          result = subject.test
+
+          expect(result).to be_kind_of(Ronin::Exploits::TestResult::Vulnerable)
+          expect(result.message).to eq("the target system is running a vulnerable version (#{detected_version})")
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "but it's not a vulnerable version" do
+        let(:detected_version) { '3.0.0' }
+
+        before do
+          expect(subject).to receive(:detect_version).and_return(detected_version)
+        end
+
+        it "must return Ronin::Exploits::TestResult::NotVulnerable" do
+          result = subject.test
+
+          expect(result).to be_kind_of(Ronin::Exploits::TestResult::NotVulnerable)
+          expect(result.message).to eq("the target system is not running a vulnerable version (#{detected_version})")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when #detect_version returns nil" do
+      it "must return Ronin::Exploits::TestResult::Unknown" do
+        result = subject.test
+
+        expect(result).to be_kind_of(Ronin::Exploits::TestResult::Unknown)
+        expect(result.message).to eq("cannot determine the software version of the target system")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end