Pwn2Own Berlin 2026: participants earned a total of ~$1.3M for 47 vulnerabilities, with successful exploits of AI products like Codex, Cursor, and LM Studio (Eduard Kovacs/SecurityWeek)
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- Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 awarded a total of ~$1.3 million in prizes for 47 discovered vulnerabilities.
- Codex (alongside Cursor and LM Studio) was successfully exploited, marking the first AI tool targeted at the competition.
- Nvidia hardware and software were among the exploited targets, alongside Windows, Linux, and VMware.
- Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 saw exploits across Windows, Linux, VMware, Nvidia, and AI products, exposing persistent security gaps in both OS and AI systems.
- SecurityWeek reported the event, emphasizing the growing importance of AI security in bug bounty contests.
Why it matters: AI developers, Nvidia, and enterprise users now face heightened security scrutiny as the $1.3 M payout underscores costly flaws in AI tools and Nvidia hardware, prompting urgent patching and investment in robust defenses.
