ExploitShield

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in Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins

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Runs on self-hosted.

ExploitShield is ranked #29 of 53 in Minecraft anti-cheat plugins on The Geeks Club. It runs on Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

ExploitShield plans and pricing

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Free Free Minecraft 1.17.x–1.21.x · Paper, Spigot, or Folia · Java 17+ · PacketEvents 2.13.0+ and ProtocolLib 5.4.0+ required github.com · 7 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Server platforms: Paper, Spigot, Folia
Minecraft versions: 1.17.x – 1.21.x
Detection coverage: packet exploits, crash attempts, invalid NBT data, malicious payloads, duplication methods
Enforcement actions: alert, cancel, kick, ban, IP ban, custom commands
Replay analysis: No

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The record

Purpose: ExploitShield is an open-source Minecraft server plugin for protection against packet exploits, crash attempts, invalid NBT data, malicious payloads, and duplication methods.
Packet protection: It validates and filters packets, limits packet rates, detects malformed packets, and validates payloads and plugin messages.
NBT protection: It checks NBT data for oversized content, invalid UTF-8, illegal characters, and invalid stack sizes, among other conditions.
Crash protection: Listed protections cover book, sign, and payload crashes, chat overflow, TabComplete, and invalid packet cancellation.
Duplication protection: Listed protections include inventory, creative, hopper, container, piston, minecart, boat, and vehicle duplication, plus chunk duplication detection and item signature tracking.
Alerts and actions: The configurable alert system supports alerting, cancelling, kicking, banning, IP banning, and custom commands.
Configuration: Administrators can customize packet limits, punishments, protection modules, alert messages, thresholds, and rate limits.
Integrations and requirements: ExploitShield uses PacketEvents and ProtocolLib and requires PacketEvents 2.13.0+ and ProtocolLib 5.4.0+.
Compatibility: The README lists Minecraft 1.17.x–1.21.x and Paper, Spigot, and Folia, with Java 17+ required.
Support: The project directs users to its Discord community for help, bug reports, and feature suggestions, and welcomes GitHub issues and contributions.
License: ExploitShield is licensed under GPL-3.0; the README says distributed modified versions or projects incorporating its source must also use GPL-3.0 and make their complete source code public.
Price from: Free

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Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins in 2026#29 of 53

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Sources

github.com/Its-Rango/ExploitShield· checked 7 Oct 2026