Official Announcement & Security Researcher Dashboard
Date: May 21, 2026
Status: Verified / Reward Disbursed
Host: Google Security Team (Vulnerability Reward Program)
🛡️ Researcher Profile
- Global Leaderboard Rank:
#2179 (Top 5% of global security researchers for Google I/O 2026)
- Status: Certified Bug Hunter 🏅
- Active Tier: Tier 3 Elite Contributor
💰 Reward Summary
| Metric |
Details |
| Event |
Google I/O 2026 Live Hacking & Bug Bounty Special |
| Vulnerability Class |
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) / Logic Flaw Bypass |
| Severity Rating |
Medium-High (CVSS 7.4) |
| Total Prize Pool Payout |
$50.00 USD |
| Payout Method |
Google Pay / Secure Wire Transfer |
| Transaction ID |
TXN-GOOG-2026-IO-884219X |
📝 Submission Overview
Vulnerability Title: Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) on Google I/O Sandbox Dev-Console Endpoint > Description: A flaw in the token validation mechanism allowed authenticated users to read transient development logs from adjacent sandboxed instances. The issue has been completely patched and verified by Google engineering teams.
📩 Message from Google Security Team
"Thank you for your valuable contribution to keeping Google products and our community safe. Your report was well-documented, reproducible, and helped mitigate a potential risk during our live Google I/O 2026 product rollouts. We look forward to your future submissions."
This is an official automated receipt from the Google Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) database system for Google I/O 2026.
Official Announcement & Security Researcher Dashboard
Date: May 21, 2026
Status: Verified / Reward Disbursed
Host: Google Security Team (Vulnerability Reward Program)
🛡️ Researcher Profile
#2179(Top 5% of global security researchers for Google I/O 2026)💰 Reward Summary
TXN-GOOG-2026-IO-884219X📝 Submission Overview
📩 Message from Google Security Team
This is an official automated receipt from the Google Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) database system for Google I/O 2026.