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Announcing #Pwn2Own Berlin 2026! We've got 10 categories for targets, including an expanded #AI target list. We have 4 AI categories - including coding agents (looking at you #Claude). More than $1,000,000 in cash & prizes available. Read the details at www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2026/3/...

And don't miss our bug of the month! Each patch Tuesday we'll be selecting our very favorite patch to highlight. This month, it CVE-2026-26144 - a Critical-rated info disclosure in Excel that uses the Copilot Agent to exfiltrate data. Neat! youtube.com/shorts/r4EjP...

Better late than never, @dustinchilds.bsky.social is back with the Patch Report for the March Patch Tuesday release. Ignore the frog in his throat and see what you may otherwise miss in the latest updates from Adobe and Microsoft youtu.be/JO6HIzaXkJU

Happy Patch Tuesday! The latest security patches from #Adobe and #Microsoft are here. Thankfully, no bugs are listed as being under attack, but there's still some interesting ones in the mix. Join @dustinchilds.bsky.social as he breaks down the March release www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2026/3/...

[ZDI-26-124|CVE-2025-15060] claude-hovercraft executeClaudeCode Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVSS 9.8; Credit: Peter Girnus of Trend Research) zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/Z...

Heading to the #[un]prompted conference next week? Be sure to catch @gothburz.bsky.social's talk on "FENRIR: AI Hunting for AI Zero-Days at Scale" His talk shows how we're FENRIR has detected over 100+ CVEs since mid-2025. Don't miss it. unpromptedcon.org

CVE-2026-20841: Arbitrary Code Execution in the Windows Notepad - The TrendAI Research team takes a deep dive into this recently patched file parsing bug to show you root cause, source code walk through, and provide detection guidance. Read the details at www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2026/2/...

No time to read the blog? Interested in the nuance in this month's release? Or just curious to see if @dustinchilds.bsky.social is still awake in Tokyo? Check out the Patch Report for February, 2026! youtu.be/ibKzs_q6OoM

Microsoft report six(!) exploits in the wild while Adobe has a small (and relatively quiet) month. Join @dustinchilds.bsky.social from Tokyo as he breaks down the release and shows you what to watch for. www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2026/2/...

CVE-2025-6978: Arbitrary Code Execution in the #Arista NG Firewall - our researchers took a deep dive into this recently patched RCE to provide root cause and detection guidance. Read all the details at www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2026/2/...

$1,047,000 - 76 unique 0-day vulnerabilities - three days of incredible research on display. #Pwn2Own Automotive had it all: bold exploits, clever techniques, and collisions. Congrats to Fuzzware.io (@ScepticCtf, @diff_fusion, @SeTcbPrivilege), Master of Pwn with $215,500 and 28 points! #P2OAuto

Collision! Ryo Kato (@Pwn4S0n1c) targeted the Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Home 40A, demonstrating a three-bug chain but encountering one collision, still earning $16,750 USD and 3.5 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Verified! Nam Ha Bach and Vu Tien Hoa of the FPT NightWolf Team targeted the Alpine iLX-F511, exploiting one unique vulnerability to gain root access and earning $5,000 USD and 2 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! Elias Ikkelä-Koski and Aapo Oksman of Juurin Oy targeted the Kenwood DNR1007XR, demonstrating a link-following vulnerability to earn $5,000 USD and 2 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision. Autocrypt (Hoyong Jin, Jaewoo Jeong, Chanhyeok Jung, Minsoo Son, and Kisang Choi) targeted the Alpine iLX-F511, demonstrating two vulnerabilities to gain root access. One collided with a previously known issue, earning $3,000 USD and 1.25 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! Nguyen Thanh Dat (@rewhiles) of Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeted the Kenwood DNR1007XR, demonstrating one bug but encountering a collision, earning $2,500 USD and 1 Master of Pwn point. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Boom! or shall I say Doom? Game On! Aapo Oksman, Elias Ikkelä-Koski and Mikael Kantola of Juurin Oy exploit the Alpitronic HYC50 with a TOCTOU bug - and installed a playable version of Doom to boot. They earn $20,000 and 4 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! Qrious Secure (@qriousec) targeted the Kenwood system, demonstrating three bugs - one n-day and two unique vulnerabilities (incorrect permission assignment and a race condition), earning $4,000 USD and 1.75 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeted the Sony XAV‑9500ES, exploiting a heap‑based buffer overflow to achieve arbitrary code execution, earning $10,000 USD and 2 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Verified! Bongeun Koo (@kiddo_pwn) and Evangelos Daravigkas (@freddo_1337) of Team DDOS targeted the Alpine iLX‑F511, exploiting a stack‑based buffer overflow to earn $5,000 USD and 2 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! PetoWorks (@petoworks) targeted the Grizzl-E Smart 40A, exploiting one buffer overflow bug, and earned $10,000 USD and 4 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! Team MST targeted the Kenwood DNR1007XR, demonstrating one bug but running into a collision, earning $2,500 USD and 1 Master of Pwn point. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Another collision! Slow Horses of Qrious Secure (@qriousec) targeted the Grizzl-E Smart 40A but encountered two bug collisions, still earning $5,000 USD and 2 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of Fuzzware.io targeted the Alpine iLX-F511, demonstrating one vulnerability previously used by another contestant, earning $2,500 USD and 1 Master of Pwn point. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Day 3 of Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 is here - the final push. Bold attempts. High stakes. One last day. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

The a highlight from Day 2 of #Pwn2Own Automotive, the team from @synacktiv.com is at it again. This time, they leverage NFC(!) to exploit the #Autel MaxiCharger with a stack-based buffer overflow. Amazing! We've never seen an NFC exploit like this one before. youtube.com/shorts/eGAMc...

What a day! We saw some amazing research on display as the team from Fuzzware.io takes a huge lead in the Master of Pwn standings. So far, we have award a monstrous $955,750 over 2 days for 66 0-days. For the full results of Day 2 of #Pwn2Own Automotive, see www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2026/1/...

In a highlight from Day One of #Pwn2Own Automotive 2026, @synacktiv.com targets the #Tesla infotainment system. #P2OAuto youtube.com/shorts/DKYT-...

Another Collision to close out Day 2! BoB::Takedown targeted the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150, demonstrating three bugs, but ran into two collisions, earning $6,750 USD and 2.75 MoP. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Wrapping up Day Two of #Pwn2Own Automotive - we saw some amazing research demonstrated today, some of which had never been seen in public before! Join @dustinchilds.bsky.social as he summarizes the highlights and previews the final day. youtu.be/xKZtfblNrHc

Collision! ZIEN Inc. targeted the ChargePoint Home Flex (CPH50-K), demonstrating two unique bugs (symlink following and command injection) but encountered a collision with a previous attempt - still earning $16,750 USD and 3.5 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

It's the bug of the day for Day Two of #Pwn2Own Automotive 2026, and it's something never been demonstrated before in public. Simply amazing! youtube.com/shorts/WoL94...

Collision! Evan Grant (@stargravy) targeted the Grizzl-E Smart 40A with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation add-on, hitting two bug collisions, still earning $15,000 USD and 3 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Verified! Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeted the Alpine iLX-F511, exploiting two unique vulnerabilities to gain root access, earning $5,000 USD and 2 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Another Collision! Bongeun Koo and Evangelos Daravigkas of Team DDOS targeted the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation add-on, demonstrating six bugs but encountering a collision, still earning $19,250 USD and 4.75 MoP. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Another Collision! Tobias Scharnowski, Felix Buchmann, and Kristian Covic of Fuzzware.io targeted the Grizzl-E Smart 40A with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation add-on, resulting in two bug collisions and earning $15,000 USD and 3 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Another collision! PetoWorks (@petoworks) targeted the Kenwood DNR1007XR, hitting one bug collision earning $2,500 USD and 1 Master of Pwn point. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeted the ChargePoint Home Flex (CPH50-K) with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation add-on, exploiting two bugs to earn $30,000 USD and 5 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! Tobias Scharnowski, Felix Buchmann, and Kristian Covic of Fuzzware.io targeted the ChargePoint Home Flex (CPH50-K) with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation add-on, exploiting one command injection bug to earn $30,000 USD and 5 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Verified! Synacktiv (@synacktiv) targeted the Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Home 40A with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation add‑on. In Round 2, they exploited one stack‑based buffer overflow, earning $30,000 USD and 5 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! PHP Hooligans / Midnight Blue (@midnightbluelab) targeted the Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Home 40A with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation add-on, hitting a full collision on a two-bug chain, earning $20,000 USD and 3 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Verified! Rob Blakely of Technical Debt Collectors targeted Automotive Grade Linux, chaining three bugs - an out-of-bounds read, memory exhaustion, and a heap overflow - to earn $40,000 USD and 4 Master of Pwnpoints. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! BoredPentester (@BoredPentester) targeted the Kenwood DNR1007XR, demonstrating a command injection vulnerability to earn $5,000 USD and 2 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! Slow Horses of Qrious Secure (@qriousec) targeted the Alpine iLX-F511, resulting in a single vulnerability collision with a previous attempt, earning $2,500 USD and 1 Master of Pwn point. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of Fuzzware.io targeted the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 in Round 5, exploiting three bugs with two add-ons to earn $50,000 USD and 7 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Another collision! Hyeongseok Lee, Yunje Shin, Chaeeul Hyun, Ingyu Yang, Hoseok Kang, Seungyeon Park, and Wonjun Choi of BoB::Takedown targeted the Grizzl-E Smart 40A, hitting one collision and one unique 0-day, earning $15,000 USD and 3 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Confirmed! Xilokar ([email protected]) targeted the Alpitronic HYC50 – Lab Mode, exploiting one bug to earn $20,000 USD and 4 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! Donggeon Kim, Hoon Nam, Jaeho Jeong, Sangsoo Jeong, and Wonyoung Jung of 78ResearchLab targeted the Kenwood DNR1007XR, exploiting one n-day vulnerability along with two collisions to earn $2,500 USD and 1 Master of Pwn point. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto

Collision! Kazuki Furukawa (@N4NU) of GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae targeted the Alpine iLX-F511, hitting a one-vulnerability collision with a previous attempt and earning $2,500 USD and 1 Master of Pwn point. #Pwn2Own #P2OAuto