Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026
Participants demonstrated exploits for Windows, Linux, VMware, Nvidia, and AI products. The post Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 has come to an end, and participants earned a total of nearly $1.3 millon for exploits targeting Windows, Linux, VMware, Nvidia, and AI products.
According to TrendAI’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), white hat hackers have been awarded $1,298,250 for 47 unique vulnerabilities. Nearly $750,000 of the total amount was won by the first two teams: Devcore and StarLabs SG.
The two teams also received the highest payouts for a single exploit chain. Devcore earned $200,000 for a remote code execution exploit with System privileges on Microsoft Exchange, and $175,000 for a Microsoft Edge sandbox escape. It also received $100,000 for exploiting Microsoft SharePoint.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-earn-1-3-million-at-pwn2own-berlin-2026/
Related breach coverage
- High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion2026-05-14
The patch was announced as Broadcom is attending the Pwn2Own hacking competition in Berlin this week. The post High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Fragnesia Allows Root Privilege Escalation2026-05-14
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46300, is similar to the recently disclosed exploits named Dirty Frag and Copy Fail. The post New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Fragnesia Allows Root Privilege Escalation appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, Day One: $523,000 paid out, AI products fall2026-05-15
Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 day one saw 22 entries and 24 zero-days across major software, with researchers earning $523,000 in total rewards. Day one of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 featured 22 entries targeting widely used technologies, including browsers, operating systems, AI platforms, and NVIDIA infrastructure. By the end of the day, researchers demonstrated 24 unique zero-day vulnerabilities […]
- Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, Day Two: $385,750 more, Microsoft Exchange falls, and the running total crosses $900K2026-05-15
Day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 saw $385,750 earned for 15 zero-days, bringing the total to $908,750 and 39 vulnerabilities over two days. During the second day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, security researchers earned $385,750 after successfully demonstrating 15 unique zero-day vulnerabilities affecting products such as Windows 11, Microsoft Exchange, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux […]