Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, Day Two: $385,750 more, Microsoft Exchange falls, and the running total crosses $900K
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 […]

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 for Workstations. Combined with the first day of the competition, total rewards have reached $908,750 for 39 unique vulnerabilities discovered across two days, with another day of hacking still remaining.
Going into day two, DEVCORE held a commanding lead built almost entirely on Orange Tsai’s four-logic-bug Edge sandbox escape from the previous day.
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