Welcome to Day One of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026! Today, 22 entries took the Pwn2Own stage to target AI Databases, Coding Agents, Local Inferences, and a separate category for NVIDIA products, as the world’s top security researchers push technology to its limits. Exploits, surprises, and breakthrough discoveries are unfolding.
After Day One, we awarded $523,000 for 24 unique 0-days! DEVCORE is currently ...
Pwn2Own Berlin 2026’s Day One results offer a fascinating snapshot of the current state of cybersecurity research, where the intersection of AI, cloud infrastructure, and traditional operating systems creates a dynamic battleground. The strongest version of this narrative highlights the ingenuity of security researchers who chain multiple vulnerabilities to achieve high-impact exploits, as seen with DEVCORE’s Microsoft Edge sandbox escape and STARLabs SG’s five-bug chain against LM Studio. These...