Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 195: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk to Frans Rosen and get his take on the Bug Bounty Industry and finding enjoyment in hacking during the AI Slopocalypse. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:48) Bug Bounty Update and AI Dissatisfaction (00:30:27) How Frans Uses AI & Bugs it can't find. (00:46:16) What the Future holds for Bug Bounty

Episode 194: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph cover Faav’s Microsoft hack, Salesforce adjusting their scope, and if/how Jev can be used for Bug Bounty Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== Resources ====== How I Could've Accessed 17 Trillion Microsoft Records https://t.co/ASdR0j7rDN ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:10) Opus 5.5 & Cyber Verification Program (00:12:01) Jev, Tac, and CVP (00:24:45) Turbo Intruder 2 (00:31:33) Salesforce's critical error & Faav's Findings

Episode 193: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Jorian Woltjer to talk through his Bug Bounty journey and all the crazy research he’s done for the Critical Thinking Lab. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== Resources ====== Cache key injection: Smuggling poison through the door https://www.yeswehack.com/lab/research-cache-key-injection ====== Resources ====== XS-Leaks https://xsleaks.dev/ Solving an ORB mystery https://lab.ctbb.show/research/solving-an-orb-mystery Research Review #24: Solving an ORB mystery (J0R1AN) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpXccQbOb48 Stopping Redirects https://lab.ctbb.show/research/stopping-redirects Ethical Hacker Groep Nederland https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-cT3O--POR-ElvSufpZ1oPfyocmWYeos ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:19) CTFd status code XS-Leak (00:18:05) Jorian's Journey & Solving an ORB mystery (00:33:39) Stopping Redirects (00:58:55) DNS Rebinding in the browser (01:08:47) Popunder: weak password prompt (01:24:33) Declarative partial updates

Episode 192: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin lays out some goals and tips on PoC Creation. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== LHE at Ekoparty, open to all Ekoparty Attendees https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/page/live-hacking-event-banco-galicia-yeswehack-ekoparty-2026 Builders & Breakers | Building Hackbots: Models, Harnesses and Human Expertise with Hamid Kashfi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYK9-66qe6w ====== Resources ====== Get Justin’s exclusive masterclass for more information https://www.ctbb.show/discord ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:05:33) PoC Creation Goals & Formats (00:15:01) Nuts and Bolts of Python & HTML Files

Episode 191: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph talk about successes in scaling their hackbots, and brainstorm possible ways to stretch their AI subscriptions. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== How to use Codex for Bug Bounty research: explore broadly, validate rigorously https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/llm-series-codex ====== Resources ====== Herdr https://herdr.dev/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:43) Rez0's Sick Caching Bug (00:11:38) Hackbot Scale & Hardware Spend (00:19:16) Stretching your Subscriptions (00:27:53) Herdr.dev & LHE's with Total Bounty Pools

Episode 190: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph do a little life-coaching session to make sure they’re both still aligned with their bug bounty goals. They also talk about Claude vs Codex, amount vs impact, and where to focus tokens. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Web Fuzzing for Hackers https://www.intigriti.com/researchers/blog/hacking-tools/web-fuzzing-for-hackers When fear no longer holds you back. Interview with Ryan Bonner https://www.intigriti.com/blog/business-insights/interview-with-ryan-bonner-roll4combatus Steve’s Maturity Framework https://x.com/SteveHernandezM/status/2094398761946493107 ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:07:10) Focusing your Tokens, Cloud Providers, and Dropping Bounties (00:18:30) Amount vs. Impact (00:25:42) Ideal Work Day and Focus State

Episode 189: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re (re)joined by none other than JOEL FREAKING MARGOLIS to talk about his blog post concerning HackerOne. We talk about what he thinks went wrong with H1, and how they can revive their old self. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest - Joel Magolis https://x.com/0xteknogeek ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Kara Sprague’s Statement: “I read Joel’s post and listened to the episode myself. You raise many good points. The part I want to fix first is how we exchange and action feedback from the community. I don’t have the full fix yet, but I own it and am also open to working together to find a good solution.” Kara Sprague, CEO, HackerOne Write triager-grade Bug Bounty reports with Claude Code: introducing the YesWeHack Claude Kit plugin https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/triager-grade-reports-claude-code Claude Kit https://github.com/yeswehack/claude-kit ====== Resources ====== What Happened to HackerOne? https://blog.teknogeek.io/posts/what-happened-to-hackerone/ Watch our episode with Alex Rice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4wWv_ONjM ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:18) The early days: LHE's, Covid, and the rise of AI (00:17:20) HSM Program, HAI, and resource allocation (00:36:41) Sales Incentivisation (00:46:10) AI and Researcher Reports Data (00:54:38) How Can H1 Revive its Old Self (01:02:40) Triage

Episode 188: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Gr3pme and BusFactor grab some Hackers for a Live from DEFCON Episode to recap the event and highlight their top bugs and talks. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Sponsor: The Adobe Program is moving to Intigriti! Head to our Discord and type “Ready to Hack Adobe” in the giveaway channel and paste your Intigriti profile for a chance to win a Lifetime CT Membership! Today’s Guests: https://x.com/7urb01 https://x.com/busf4ctor ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== YesWeHack is introducing Credits to combat AI slop reports https://helpcenter.yeswehack.io/en/articles/711408-yeswehack-credits ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:45) DEFCON Event Reactions and Takeaways (00:12:56) Bus & Turbo Talk Overviews (00:21:53) Event Bugs

Episode 187: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how much to gaslight your Hackbot, finding “Internet Melting Bugs” and if LHEs still make sense in this AI age. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Sponsor: Adobe - Head to our Discord and type “Ready to Hack Adobe” in the giveaway channel and paste your Intigriti profile for a chance to win a Lifetime CT Membership! ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Exploiting web cache poisoning vulnerabilities https://www.intigriti.com/researchers/blog/hacking-tools/exploiting-web-cache-poisoning-vulnerabilities ====== Resources ====== frontier class vulnerabilities: it gets worse before it (maybe) gets better https://shubs.io/frontier-class-vulnerabilities-it-gets-worse-before-it-maybe-gets-better/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:05:41) LHE Vs. AI (00:19:27) Hacker Intuition and Gaslighting your Hackbot (00:25:49) Resolving Sol 5.6 compaction error & AI memory usage (00:37:00) Frontier Class Vulnerabilities

Episode 186: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about some Recent Bug Bounty trends and pricing changes, wp2Shell exploits, Sol 5.6, and prompting via the Gauntlet loop. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Network Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztna ====== Resources ====== Trend of Bug Bounty Programs https://x.com/iangcarroll/status/2082535987633410540 Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub’s bug bounty program https://github.blog/security/next-chapter-restructuring-githubs-bug-bounty-program/ Securing GitHub: Wiz Research uncovers Remote Code Execution in GitHub https://www.wiz.io/blog/github-rce-vulnerability-cve-2026-3854 Gauntlet Loop https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2081830214384886228 KindaRails2Shell - Critical RCE in Rails via Active Storage (CVE-2026-66066) https://ethiack.com/info-hub/research/kindarails2shell-rails-rce-cve-2026-66066 Exploit brokers pay $500,000 for a WordPress RCE. I found one with GPT5.6 Sol Ultra and $25 https://slcyber.io/research-center/exploit-brokers-pay-500000-for-a-wordpress-rce-i-found-one-with-gpt5-6/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:05:40) Bug Bounty Program Trends & Pricing Changes (00:15:52) Wiz Research uncovers RCE in GitHub & Sol 5.6 (00:29:06) AI Harnessing, prompting, and the Gauntlet Loop (00:36:58) LHE vs Hackbot (00:43:21) KindaRails2Shell & WP2Shell

Episode 185: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we, It’s almost time for DEFCON! We’re joined by Harley Kimball and Ariel Garcia to preview this year’s Bug Bounty Village! Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Network Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztna Today’s Guests: Harley Kimball - https://x.com/infinitelogins Ariel Garcia - https://x.com/Arl_rose ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Meet YesWeHack at DEFCON 34 https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/page/yeswehack-defcon-34 ====== Resources ====== Bug Bounty Village Agenda https://www.bugbountydefcon.com/agenda-2026 BBV CTF 2026 https://www.bugbountydefcon.com/ctf Hacker Hangout with TikTok, HackerOne, and Bug Bounty Village https://h1.community/events/details/hackerone-sponsored-conferences-events-presents-hacker-hangout-with-tiktok-hackerone-and-bug-bounty-village-at-def-con-34/?code=xyss8KXXPd ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:39) Podcast ATO & ATM Hacks (00:17:12) Bug Bounty Village Preview (00:31:02) BBV Room Layout and Swag (00:42:36) BBV Agenda (01:10:57) Harley's Hackbot

Episode 184: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Ads Dawson (0xMoose) to talk about his skyrocketing report velocity, as well as how he builds and manages his hackbot. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest: https://substack.com/@0xmoose ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== How to use Claude Code for Bug Bounty: find fast, validate manually https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/llm-series-claude ====== Resources ====== Signal Over Noise: AI Agents and the Operator Moat https://0xmoose.substack.com/p/signal-over-noise-ai-agents-and-the FBDL Goes Agentic: AI Agents Can Now Build Your Test Environments https://bugbounty.meta.com/blog/fbdl-goes-agentic/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:11:01) Satisfaction for hackbot finds (00:19:31) Hackbot Mechanics and Tech Debt (00:33:31) Sitting in the Bottleneck & Analyzing hacking sessions with Frontier models (00:44:35) FBDL Goes Agentic, Noise Reduction, & Hill Climbing (01:05:45) Hackbot Load Distribution

Episode 183: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Brandyn talk about looking at AI features like tech features, Using AI to leak private repos, and solving PortSwigger’s Unexploitable XSS labs Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Network Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztna ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== How LLMs are changing Bug Bounty Interview series https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/community/llms-bug-bounty-interview-aituglo https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/community/llms-bug-bounty-interview-rhynorater https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/community/llms-bug-bounty-interview-icare ====== Resources ====== $15k - CSPT to full account takeover, then 2FA bypass via the prototype chain https://whoareme.com/blog/cspt-account-takeover-2fa-bypass/ Two Bypasses for Chrome’s Sanitizer API https://slcyber.io/research-center/two-bypasses-for-chromes-sanitizer-api/ Documenting the impossible: Unexploitable XSS labs https://portswigger.net/research/documenting-the-impossible-unexploitable-xss-labs GitLost: How We Tricked GitHub’s AI Agent into Leaking Private Repos https://noma.security/blog/gitlost-how-we-tricked-githubs-ai-agent-into-leaking-private-repos/ Chaining Razor SSTI into RCE via Reflection and Runtime Strings https://phsi.se/posts/chaining-razor-ssti-into-rce-via-reflection-and-runtime-strings/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:07) AI Features Are Just Tech Features (00:20:02) CSPT to full Account Takeover & Other Chains (00:35:27) Sanitizer API for Chrome and Firefox (00:46:57) Solving PortSwigger's Impossible Lab & GitLost (01:01:19) SSTI into RCE via Reflection

Episode 182: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about some recent bugs involving WPM, MCP, and a possible emerging bug class using Wayback. We also talk about some GraphQL Hackbot finds, and what AI’s #1 mission should be. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== LeHack 2026 Recap https://event.yeswehack.com/events/lehack-2026 Don’t eat the ChocoPoCs! How vulnerability researchers were repeatedly targeted by trojanised exploits https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/news/chocopocs-vulnerability-researchers-trojanised-exploits Navigating the AI Wave: How We're Keeping Security Research Meaningful https://www.hackerone.com/blog/ai-driven-report-volume-insights-and-actions ====== Resources ====== Caido Skills https://github.com/caido/skills/pull/22 Hunting For AWS Cognito Security Misconfigurations https://www.yassineaboukir.com/talks/NahamConEU2022.pdf X MCP https://docs.x.com/tools/mcp US South Summer Sessions: Hack the Heat https://h1.community/events/details/hackerone-us-south-hackerone-club-presents-us-south-summer-sessions-hack-the-heat/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:08:31) WPM Bug & Wayback to Guest Bearer (00:18:42) GraphQL Hackbot Finds, Fable Updates, & AI's #1 Mission (00:29:45) MCP, US South H1 Event, & AI Sandbox Escapes

Episode 181: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph and XSSDoctor talk about building a Hackbot. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Network Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztna ====== Resources ====== Are bug bounties cooked? https://hakluke.com/are-bug-bounties-cooked We built a Hackbot https://josephthacker.com/hacking/2026/07/01/we-built-a-hackbot.html ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:07:22) Manual vs. AI Hacking (00:17:27) Building a Hackbot (00:23:53) Negatives of Hackbots (00:31:34) Logistics and Problems of Singularity (00:46:21) Successes

Episode 180: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Steve Hernandez, founder of the Bug Bounty Maturity Framework (BBMF), to walk us through the inaugural State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture Report. We go through the scores and cover Asset Hygiene, Operational Signal, how to re-engage the relationship between trust and researcher participation. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest: https://x.com/SteveHernandezM Email Steve at info@bugbountymaturity.com Fill out this form to enter a Critical Thinkers raffle https://forms.ctbb.show/mdaz ====== Resources ====== State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture https://bugbountymaturity.com/research/state-of-bug-bounty-maturity-posture-2026 Take the Bug Bounty Maturity Assessment https://bugbountymaturity.com/assessment AI Is Compressing the Bug Bounty Maturity Curve https://bugbountymaturity.com/research/ai-is-compressing-the-bug-bounty-maturity-curve ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:09) State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture (00:22:33) Researcher Interface & Program Trust (00:44:38) Maturity Bands and Scoring (01:08:19) AI Is Compressing the Bug Bounty Maturity Curve

Episode 179: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how to stay motivated and keep the vibes strong during this trying time for Bug Bounty. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Cloud Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztca ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:57) Managing Hacker Motivation (00:10:45) Community, Competition, & Curosity (00:16:54) Using AI with Passion (00:23:10) The LHE Method & Sharing Wins (00:28:01) Video POCs, Scripts, & Talking about Bugs (00:40:49) Watching your health & stopping mid-hack

Episode 178: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re back with BruteCat to finish up our discussion on hacking Google. This week we hit AI. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest: https://x.com/brutecat ====== Resources ====== Hacking Google with AI https://brutecat.com/articles/hacking-google-with-ai/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:07) Discovery Docs Refresher & AI at BugSWAT Mexico (00:30:49) Auth & Enumeration of Referer and Origin (00:45:59) Pwning Google Stories (01:09:32) Batch Execute & GraphQL

Episode 177: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by BruteCat to talk about his journey hacking Google Cloud, Gmail, Youtube, and Google Phone. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Cloud Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztca Today’s Guest: https://x.com/brutecat ====== Resources ====== StubZero: $148,337 RCE in Google Cloud Production https://brutecat.com/articles/google-cloud-rce/ Leaking the email of any YouTube user for $10,000 https://brutecat.com/articles/leaking-youtube-emails/ Disclosing YouTube Creator Emails for a $20k Bounty https://brutecat.com/articles/youtube-creator-emails/ Leaking the phone number of any Google user https://brutecat.com/articles/leaking-google-phones/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:29:14) 2nd RCE in Application Integration (00:39:55) BruteCat's Background & RCE Follow-up Questions (00:48:02) Google VRP and Youtube Bugs (01:10:17) Google Phone Leak (01:18:36) Discovery Docs and Episode 178 Teaser

Episode 176: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by top Adobe hacker Jim Green to deep-dive AEM. We talk through Sling selectors, Permissions, and how to spot AEM Red Flags. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Sponsor: Adobe. Earn more for AI bugs with Adobe’s new AI Tier! https://blog.adobe.com/security/adobe-expands-bug-bounty-program-to-incentivize-ai-security-research Also don’t forget to also grab a 10% bonus for valid AI vulnerabilities in Adobe Stock and Lightroom Web. Use code: CTBB063026 in your report. Expires June 30, 2026. ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Scaling Bug Bounty triage in the AI era (https://www.yeswehack.com/security-best-practices/scaling-bug-bounty-triage-ai) The AI impact: a triager’s perspective https://www.intigriti.com/blog/business-insights/the-ai-impact-a-triagers-perspective ====== Resources ====== Sling Selectors - The Key to Unlocking AEM's Attack Surface https://greenjam.co.uk/blog/sling-selectors/ Just a Moment CTF https://poc.greenjam.co.uk/just-a-moment.html General XSS jquery .text() https://poc.greenjam.co.uk/text-xss.html URL XXS Challenge https://poc.greenjam.co.uk/url-xss.html ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:35) Background and AEM Bug (00:17:40) Sling Selectors & the Tech Stack (00:38:14) Permissions & Apache Sling Resolution (01:01:37) The Bugs & AEM Red Flags (01:31:55) Moment in Time CTF (01:40:38) General XSS jquery .text() (01:45:45) URL XXS Challenge

Episode 175: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re comparing Hackbot setups and results. We also talk about some of the recent ZDI drama, as well as the importance of freaking beautiful POCs Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Cloud Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztca ====== Resources ====== Another day, another universal linux LPE https://x.com/v12sec/status/2054491454064746629 ZDI Drama https://x.com/ryotkak/status/2052881664909660521 Orange Tsai Bug on Edge https://x.com/thezdi/status/2054868495888777266 Chompie's Exploit in NV Container Toolkit https://x.com/chompie1337/status/2054882193055601140 GitHub Security April bug bounty stats https://x.com/GitHubSecurity/status/2054274356403138932 ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:14) q param prompt injection & Mobile CSPT (00:14:17) Admin API Key MegaCrit (00:17:13) Hackbots (00:37:10) Pretty POCs and ZDI Drama (00:44:48) GitHub Security April Stats

Episode 174: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we follow up from last episode with some advice for BB platforms, as well as cover a slew of writeups from Searchlight Cyber, watchTowr, and Starstrike. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== COST, AI frontier models and more: A measured take on the future of security testing https://www.yeswehack.com/security-best-practices/cost-mythos-future-security-testing Common AI misconceptions debugged! https://www.intigriti.com/blog/business-insights/common-misconceptions-debugged#trend-3-validity-ratios-remain-constant-ai-slop-isnt-rising-as-a-proportion BountySync + Social https://luma.com/bountysync_social ====== Resources ====== Ghosts of Encryption Past https://slcyber.io/research-center/ghosts-of-encryption-past-salesforce-exacttarget/ tessl Skill Optimizer https://tessl.io/registry/tessl/skill-optimizer/0.8.0 The Internet Is Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down https://labs.watchtowr.com/the-internet-is-falling-down-falling-down-falling-down-cpanel-whm-authentication-bypass-cve-2026-41940/ High Fidelity Check for the cPanel Authentication Bypass https://slcyber.io/research-center/high-fidelity-check-for-the-cpanel-authentication-bypass-cve-2026-41940/ Achieving Deterministic Prompt Injection Through Client-Side Feedback Loops https://blog.starstrike.ai/posts/achieving-deterministic-prompt-injection-through-client-side-feedback-loops/ GPT-5.5: Mythos-Like Hacking, Open To All https://xbow.com/blog/mythos-like-hacking-open-to-all Remote Command Execution in Google Cloud with Single Directory Deletion https://flatt.tech/research/posts/remote-command-execution-in-google-cloud-with-single-directory-deletion/?utm_source=bugbountydaily.com&utm_medium=referral ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:09:20) AMPScript (00:25:10) Tessl Skill Optimizer (00:33:07) cPanel & WHM Authentication Bypass (00:40:46) Advice for Bug Bounty Programs (00:50:07) Prompt Injection Through Client-Side Feedback Loops (00:54:37) GPT 5.5 (01:01:00) Remote Command Execution in Google Cloud

Episode 173: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re talking about the negative effects that AI is having on the Bug Bounty scene as a whole. Is it over, or are we so back? Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Cloud Access https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztca ====== Resources ====== We want your feedback on this! https://forms.ctbb.show/future_of_bug_bounty Evolving the Android & Chrome VRPs for the AI Era https://bughunters.google.com/blog/evolving-the-android-chrome-vrps-for-the-ai-era Paid Submissions? https://x.com/d0rsky/status/2047744193976742120 Keep the Robots Out of the Gym https://danielmiessler.com/blog/keep-the-robots-out-of-the-gym Is my data used for model training? https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023580-is-my-data-used-for-model-training ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:28) Network effects of Bug Bounty (00:31:55) Hopium/Copium (00:47:21) The Great Training Data Debate

Episode 172: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast trying out a new structure of episode: a Meta Analysis of sorts of many Source Code Review techniques. This episode features tips gathered from Shubs, Rafax, and FSI. Justin highlights best approaches, patterns, and common pitfalls. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Sponsor: Adobe - Get 10% bonus for valid AI vulnerabilities in Adobe Stock and Lightroom Web. Use code: CTBB063026 in your report. Expires June 30, 2026. ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Open-source security testing: the Bug Bounty guide to code analysis https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/open-source-guide-code-analysis?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=sponsor-critical-thinking&utm_campaign=open-source-guide-code-analysis ====== Resources ====== Abusing Windows, .NET quirks, and Unicode Normalization to exploit DNN (DotNetNuke) https://slcyber.io/research-center/abusing-windows-net-quirks-and-unicode-normalization-to-exploit-dnn-dotnetnuke/#:~:text=across%20different%20languages.-,A%20MUST%2DKNOW%20BEHAVIOUR%20OF%20PATH.COMBINE,-Another%20key%20implementation ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:49) Tracing Data Flow, knowing where your playload is landing, and developer mistakes. (00:17:33) Mapping the software (00:24:46) Sniffing for blood (00:31:54) Common Patterns and Pitfalls

Episode 171: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin gives us some quick tips from his own hacking, including some clickjacking, using capital letters, and the potential value of leaking ages Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Ringfencing https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-rf ====== Resources ====== The ultimate Bug Bounty guide to OS command injection vulnerabilities https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/ultimate-guide-os-command-injection?utm_source=critical-thinking-podcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=article-os-command-injection Critical auth bypass in WordPress Azure AD SSO plugin due to missing OIDC id_token validation https://www.yeswehack.com/news/auth-bypass-wordpress-azure-plugin?utm_source=critical-thinking-podcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=article-wordpress-bypass-plugin Aituglo featured on YWH https://www.yeswehack.com/community/developer-aituglo-bug-bounty-story Adobe will be sponsoring Ekoparty in Miami and hosting a live hacking event on May 21st https://ekoparty.org/ekoparty-miami-2026-super-live-hacking-event/ ====== Resources ====== SVG clickjacking https://lyra.horse/blog/2025/12/svg-clickjacking/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:35) Protobuff XSS (00:12:51) Leaking Age & CSPTs (00:15:59) Capital Letters and Clickjacking

Episode 170: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph their trip to Korea with some quick takeaways from the LHE. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:41) Google LHE Debrief (00:09:27) Old AI Exfils & AI report writing (00:18:14) Human Tokens (00:26:13) Protoscope & Caido Websocket Repeater

Episode 169: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast gr3pme goes over some of the changes from OAuth 2.0 vs 2.1 and how Hackers can capitalize. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Ringfencing https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-rf ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Intigriti is providing free Burp Pro for Hackers! https://www.intigriti.com/blog/news/intigriti-collaborates-with-portswigger-to-support-ethical-hacking-excellence ====== Resources ====== Django-allauth Account Takeover (ZeroPath Audit) https://zeropath.com/blog/django-allauth-account-takeover-vulnerabilities CVE-2025-4144: Cloudflare Workers PKCE Bypass https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-oauth-provider/security/advisories/GHSA-qgp8-v765-qxx9 CVE-2025-54576: OAuth2-Proxy Auth Bypass https://zeropath.com/blog/cve-2025-54576-oauth2-proxy-auth-bypass ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:16) OAuth 2.0 Standards (00:12:08) Agent to Agent Communication (00:17:19) CVE Case studies

Episode 168: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re getting a visit from the XSS Doctor. Jonathan joins us to go through his Client-side workflow, run labs, and diagnose some bugs live. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest: https://x.com/xssdoctor ====== Resources ====== The Dot-Dot-Slash That Frameworks Hand You: CSPT Across Every Major Frontend Framework https://lab.ctbb.show/research/the-dot-dot-slash-that-frameworks-hand-you URL validation bypass cheat sheet https://portswigger.net/web-security/ssrf/url-validation-bypass-cheat-sheet ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:37) Home Automation AI Hack & E-signature bug stories (00:12:15) E-signature bug (00:17:01) XSS DR Intro and Bug Bounty Journey (00:31:51) CSPT Workflows (01:07:57) Wildcard Path Parameters (01:30:34) Custom Sinks

Episode 167: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we welcome Valeriy Shevchenko to talk about program management, anchor programs, and Theft in Bug Bounty. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Ringfencing https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-rf Today’s Guest: https://x.com/Krevetk0Valeriy ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== HackerOne’s Bug Bounty Maturity Framework: https://www.hackerone.com/blog/program-maturity-framework-bug-bounty-operations Intigriti is hiring a Product Security Analyst https://jobs.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/jobs/product-security-analyst-25ef4706 ====== Resources ====== Valeriy’s Blog https://krevetk0.medium.com/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:15) Valeriy's Bug story (00:19:48) Anchor Programs and Bug Hunting Motivation (00:29:50) Stealing Bugs

Episode 166: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about Rez0’s Claude Skill Secrets, when AI Generated reports fall apart, and agents vs filters. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Sponsor: Adobe ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Intigriti launched their ambassadors program. https://www.intigriti.com/ambassador Adobe will be at Hack The Bay https://www.hackthebay.org/ Bug Bounty Maturity Framework https://bugbountymaturity.com/ ====== Resources ====== h1-brain https://github.com/PatrikFehrenbach/h1-brain caido skills http://github.com/caido/skills Tweet from Karpathy https://x.com/karpathy/status/2031767720933634100?s=20 Find every inefficiency in your Claude workflow with one prompt https://x.com/shannholmberg/status/2030605364421595468 ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:08:28) Claude skills (00:30:00) How AI Generated reports fall apart (00:38:44) Orchestration (00:49:10) Agents vs Folders

Episode 165: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin recaps his Zero Trust World experience, before we dive into Permissions issues client-side bugs, New Hardware Hacking Classes, and using AI to hack. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Ringfencing https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-rf ====== Resources ====== bbscope Update https://x.com/sw33tLie/status/2029344643154919720 Matt Brown's Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VDCeZYZH7mCihtMVHqppw Matt's Twitter: https://x.com/nmatt0 MCP server for HackerOne to search reports https://x.com/OriginalSicksec/status/2029503063095124461?s=20 Caido Skills https://github.com/caido/skills The Agentic Hacking Era: Ramblings and a Tool https://josephthacker.com/hacking/2026/03/06/the-agentic-hacking-era.html Announcing AI-driven Caido https://caido.io/blog/2026-03-06-caido-skill ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:23) bbscope report dumping & Matt Brown Training (00:13:10) MCP server for HackerOne to search reports & protobuff success (00:24:24) Hacking Mics with Permissions issues client-side bugs (00:27:26) Can AI Hack things?

Episode 164: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin sits down with Tommy DeVoss to talk about his origin story, Yahoo bugs, and how Tommy first got Justin into Bug Bounty Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest: https://x.com/thedawgyg ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Python pitfalls: Turning developer mistakes into vulnerabilities https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/python-pitfalls-turning-developer-mistakes?utm_source=critical-thinking&utm_medium=sponsored&utm_campaign=article-research-python-pitfalls ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:22) Yahoo SSRF (00:14:56) Tommy's Origin (00:44:10) Bug Bounty (00:51:47) SSRF Attraction, AI implementation, & Browser Hacking

Episode 163: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast It’s that time of year again! We’re looking at the Portswigger Research list of top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== Resources ====== Parser Differentials: When Interpretation Becomes a Vulnerability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_KVLXzxH8 XSS-Leak: Leaking Cross-Origin Redirects https://blog.babelo.xyz/posts/cross-site-subdomain-leak/ Playing with HTTP/2 CONNECT https://blog.flomb.net/posts/http2connect/ Next.js, cache, and chains: the stale elixir https://zhero-web-sec.github.io/research-and-things/nextjs-cache-and-chains-the-stale-elixir SOAPwn: Pwning .NET Framework Apps Through HTTP Client Proxies And WSDL https://watchtowr.com/wp-content/uploads/SOAPwnwatchtowr_soappwn-research-whitepaper_10-12-2025.pdf Cross-Site ETag Length Leak https://blog.arkark.dev/2025/12/26/etag-length-leak Lost in Translation: Exploiting Unicode Normalization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETB2w-f3pM4 ORM Leaking More Than You Joined For https://www.elttam.com/blog/leaking-more-than-you-joined-for/ Novel SSRF Technique Involving HTTP Redirect Loops https://slcyber.io/research-center/novel-ssrf-technique-involving-http-redirect-loops/ Successful Errors: New Code Injection and SSTI Techniques https://github.com/vladko312/Research_Successful_Errors ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:33) Parser Differentials: When Interpretation Becomes a Vulnerability (00:11:02) XSS-Leak: Leaking Cross-Origin Redirects (00:18:25) Playing with HTTP/2 CONNECT (00:22:10) Next.js, cache, and chains: the stale elixir (00:29:15) SOAPwn: Pwning .NET Framework Apps Through HTTP Client Proxies And WSDL (00:34:27) Cross-Site ETag Length Leak (00:41:47) Lost in Translation: Exploiting Unicode Normalization (00:47:27) ORM Leaking More Than You Joined For (00:54:07) Novel SSRF Technique Involving HTTP Redirect Loops (00:58:40) Successful Errors: New Code Injection and SSTI Techniques

Episode 162: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph sit down with HackerOne Founder & CTO Alex Rice to discuss concerns of Using Hacker Data for AI and decreasing bounties. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker – Join Justin at Zero Trust World in March and get $200 off registration with Code ZTWCTBB26 https://ztw.com/ Today’s Guest: https://x.com/senorarroz ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== XML external entity: The ultimate Bug Bounty guide to exploiting XXE vulnerabilities https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/xml-external-entity-guide-xxe?utm_source=Critical_Thinking&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=XXE_Critical_Thinking&utm_id=XXE_CT Bug Bounty Maturity Framework https://bugbountymaturity.com/ ====== Resources ====== Confidential Information and Confidentiality Obligations https://www.hackerone.com/terms/general#:~:text=HackerOne%20may%20use%20Confidential%20Information%20to%20develop%20and/or%20improve%20its%20Services%20(for%20example%2C%20to%20identify%20trends%2C%20and%20to%20train%20AI%20models)%20provided%20such%20use%20does%20not%20result%20in%20disclosure%20of%20Confidential%20Information%20to%20unauthorized%20third%20parties Ownership and Licenses https://www.hackerone.com/terms/community#:~:text=8.%20Ownership%20and%20Licenses I argued with an AI regarding HackerOne using Hacker reports to train PtaaS https://bugbounty.forum/post/183ff0fc-eb9e-47f8-991d-c0aa5b0bba71 HackerOne PTaaS (likely training their AI on private reports data) https://www.reddit.com/r/bugbounty/comments/1r5hixk/hackerone_ptaas_likely_training_their_ai_on/ What Makes Agentic PTaaS Different in Real Environments https://www.hackerone.com/blog/agentic-penetration-testing-as-a-service#:~:text=Our%20agents%20are,real%20enterprise%20constraints ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:08:44) HackerOne AI Terms of Service (00:24:56) Agentic PTaaS (00:38:09) Selling data (00:43:49) Decrease in Bounties

Episode 161: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin Gives us some quick hits regarding CSRF and Cross Consumer Attacks, and also touches on some breaking questions surrounding HackerOne Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker – Join Justin at Zero Trust World in March and get $200 off registration with Code ZTWCTBB26 https://ztw.com/ ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== AS Watson https://app.intigriti.com/programs/aswatson/watsons/detail YesWeHack 2026 Report https://choose.yeswehack.com/bug-bounty-report-2026-trends-and-key-insights-yeswehack?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=sponsor-critical-thinking&utm_campaign=yeswehack-report-2026 ====== Resources ====== PhoneLeak: Data Exfiltration in Gemini via Phone Call https://blog.starstrike.ai/posts/phoneleak-data-exfiltration-in-gemini-via-phone-call/ Max's Tweet about decreasing bounties https://x.com/0xw2w/status/2020788164378427483 HackerOne General Terms and Conditions https://www.hackerone.com/terms/general Research Review #-2: RCE in Google's AI code editor Antigravity (sudi) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqvJSF2UMyY ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:26) YesWeHack 2026 Report (00:09:12) CSRF Realizations & Data Exfiltration in Gemini via Phone Call (00:14:38) 7urb0's Youtube, HackerOne decreasing bounties and Section 3.1 controversy. (00:19:06) Cross Consumer Attacks

Episode 160: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph and Brandyn. Chat through some news, Including a Cloudflare Zero-day, Turning List-Unsubscribe into an SSRF/XSS Gadget, & Magic String Denial of Service in Claude. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Sponsor: Adobe. Use code CTBB040126, and get a 10% bonus on your bounty for any AI vulnerability which is mapped to the OWASP LLM top 10. Valid on Adobe Acrobat Web - AI Assistant / PDF Spaces / Content Creation and presentation features using Express Adobe Express AI Assistant. Valid through April 1st, 2026 Also we have a Google Cloud VRP Swag Bonus! Mention the podcast in any rewarded (cash or credit) VRP report submission before the end of April to receive bonus swag! ====== Resources ====== Cloudflare Zero-day https://fearsoff.org/research/cloudflare-acme Turning List-Unsubscribe into an SSRF/XSS Gadget https://security.lauritz-holtmann.de/post/xss-ssrf-list-unsubscribe/ Breaking Multi-Tenant Isolation in Heroku Postgres https://allistair.sh/blog/breaking-heroku-postgres/ Parse and Parse: MIME Validation Bypass to XSS via Parser Differential https://lab.ctbb.show/research/parse-and-parse-mime-validation-bypass-to-xss-via-parser-differential Claude Magic String Denial of Service https://x.com/Frichette_n/status/2013988503336415522 From WebView to Remote Code Injection https://djini.ai/from-webview-to-remote-code-injection/ DOM XSS Is Not Dead: The Rise of Polyglot Payloads https://blogs.jsmon.sh/dom-xss-is-not-dead-the-rise-of-polyglot-payloads/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:17) Cloudflare Zero-day & Turning List-Unsubscribe into an SSRF/XSS Gadget (00:16:57) Breaking Multi-Tenant Isolation in Heroku Postgres & CTBB Research (00:25:46) Claude Magic String Denial of Service & From WebView to Remote Code Injection

Episode 159: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we sit down with the Google Cloud VRP Team to deep-dive policy and reward changes, what the panel process looks like, and how to best configure for success. Follow us on X Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Get some hacker swag Sponsored by ThreatLocker – Join Justin at Zero Trust World in March and get $200 off registration with Code ZTWCTBB26 https://ztw.com/ Google Cloud VRP Swag Bonus! Mention the podcast in any rewarded (cash or credit) VRP report submission before the end of April to receive bonus swag! Today’s Guests: Darby Hopkins Michael Cote ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== AI Red Teaming Explained by AI Red Teamers Good Faith AI Research Safe Harbor Join the Adobe LHE at NULLCON GOA ====== Resources ====== ‘Legendary Guy’ - Jakub Domeracki Google Cloud VRP rewards rules Google Cloud VRP product tiers Bug Hunters blog on the 2025 Google Cloud VRP bugSWAT Google VRP Discord Google VRP on X ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:10:03) CloudVRP Bugswat Event Breakdown (00:16:40) VRP Policy & Rewards Changes (00:04:50) Panel Process (01:00:08) Configuring for Success & Avoiding Downgrades (01:33:47) Scenarios for Success

Episode 158: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about our personal takeaways from the CTBB Charity Hackalong, and then break down some InsertScript POCs, what a $55,000 bug can look like, and if Smart People Ever Say They’re Smart. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Sponsored by ThreatLocker – Join Justin at Zero Trust World in March and get $200 off registration with Code ZTWCTBB26 https://ztw.com/ ====== Resources ====== InsertScript - XSS Challenge Solution https://insert-script.blogspot.com/2020/03/xss-challenge-solution-refresh-header.html InsertScript - Redirect AuthHeader https://www.insert-script.com/examples/redirectAuthHeader/send.html CRLF injection on a 302 redirect https://x.com/0xdef1ant/status/2009040359482118500 Multiple XSS in Meta Conversion API Gateway Leading to Zero-Click Account Takeover https://ysamm.com/uncategorized/2025/01/13/capig-xss.html Arcanum Hack Tips https://github.com/Arcanum-Sec/hack_tips Trail of Bits Releases Claude Skills https://x.com/dguido/status/2011541318229533063 what a $55,000 bug can look like https://x.com/the_IDORminator/status/2007480636244697237 Pwning Claude Code in 8 Different Ways https://flatt.tech/research/posts/pwning-claude-code-in-8-different-ways/ Do Smart People Ever Say They’re Smart? https://labs.watchtowr.com/do-smart-people-ever-say-theyre-smart-smartertools-smartermail-pre-auth-rce-cve-2025-52691/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:18) Technical takeaways from CT Charity Hackalong (00:22:21) InsertScript POCs & Rez0 and teknogeek's IOT Adventures (00:32:16) CRLF injection on a 302 redirect & Multiple XSS in Meta (00:41:00) Trail of Bits, what a $55,000 bug can look like, & Pwning Claude Code (00:54:16) Do Smart People Ever Say They’re Smart?

Episode 157: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Hypr to talk about hacking Mediatek and his experiences with HackerOne and Pwn2Own Ecosystems. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest: https://x.com/hyprdude ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025: call for nominations https://portswigger.net/research/top-10-web-hacking-techniques-of-2025-nominations-open CVE-2025-13467 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-13467 ====== Resources ====== Hypr's Blog https://blog.coffinsec.com mediatek? more like media-rekt, amirite. https://blog.coffinsec.com/0days/2025/12/15/more-like-mediarekt-amirite.html kernel-utils https://github.com/mellow-hype/kernel-utils ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:23) Heap Overflow in Mediatek Kernel Drivers (00:19:23) Kernel Debugging & ioctl Handlers (00:43:30) Input Structs, Sync to Source, & Privilege Escalation (00:51:30) HackerOne Ecosystem vs Pwn2Own Ecosystem (01:17:00) Kernel Utils (01:26:46) Real World Bugs for Exploit Development vs CTFs

Episode 156: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we answer some fantastic questions from over at bugbounty.forum Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== Resources ====== Critical Thinking Lab lab.ctbb.show Cross-Site ETag Length Leak https://blog.arkark.dev/2025/12/26/etag-length-leak Clawdbot https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot/ Post from Steve Caldwell https://x.com/moreconfetti/status/2006494133159162008 ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:00:58) Crit Lab update (00:04:36) Cross-Site ETag Length Leak (00:13:26) Clawdbot (00:16:56) Will bug hunting become obsolete, LHE invitations, and Fulltime vs Part time? (00:30:52) 10 bugs at $5k or 1 bug at $5k, CTBB Background, & Future Plans (00:38:32) Mentoring, Conquering Classes, and what angles we implement from the podcast (00:49:27) Best approach on new targets, tips for making 500k in a year, AI/Vibecoding & Human in the Loop (00:59:07) Mentally mapping the target, anti-patterns that waste time, and BB beliefs that were wrong. (01:10:12) Tackling small scope, staying on one program, picking up after a break, & moving on (01:17:41) Invisible elements that make the difference between $2k and $20k

Episode 155: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin, Joseph, and Brandyn reflect on last year of Bug Bounty, and list their goals and predictions for what 2026 holds. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== Resources ====== 2024 Hacker Stats & 2025 Goals https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/p/hackernotes-ep-104-2024-hacker-stats-2025-goals ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:08) 2025 Full Time Hunting Retrospective (00:10:19) Most Fulfilling Moments and Bugs (00:17:56) Satisfaction with 2025 Stats (00:45:28) Automation, Organization, and Collaboration (00:48:55) Time and Motivation (01:08:01) Goals and Predictions for Bug Bounty in 2026

Episode 154: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph and Brandyn talk through the transition from Bug Bounty hunting to Pentesting. We cover diversifying income streams, the challenges of pricing for Pentests, legal considerations, and what Bug Hunters can bring to the Pentesting world Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:36) Starting a Pentesting Company (00:12:25) Advantages of Pentesting as a Bug Bounty Hunter (00:29:03) Pricing, Sales, and knowing your Market/Worth (00:36:21) Compliance in Pentests & Rapid-Fire Takaways

Episode 153: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Matt Brown returns to talk with us about hacking robots, IOT hackbots, and his Zero-to-Hero Hardware Hacking Guide. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today’s Guest: Matt Brown https://x.com/nmatt0 https://github.com/BrownFineSecurity/iothackbot ====== Resources ====== KeeYees USB Logic Analyzer Device Saleae logic analyzer XGecu Hardware Hacking Tutorial by Make Me Hack UART and SPI firmware extraction UART Root Shell on Linux Router UART Shell Jail and Unlocked Bootloader Chinese IP Camera Firmware Extraction Chip-Off Firmware Extraction ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:22) Incremental Session Token Story and Matt Brown Intro (00:10:42) Hardware Bug Bounty Scene & AI on Devices (00:24:30) Hacking Human Robot (00:41:33) Zero-to-Hero Hardware Hacking Guide (01:01:47) IOT Hackbot

Episode 152: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Sasi Levi from Noma Security to talk about AI and Agentic Security. We also talk about ForcedLeak, a Google Vertex Bug, and debate if Prompt Injection is a real Vuln. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. CHeck out our New Christmas Swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today's Sponsor: ThreatLocker. Check out ThreatLocker Elevation Control https://ctbb.show/tl-ec And Noma Security! https://noma.security/ Today’s Guest: https://x.com/sasi2103 ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Vercel Platform Protection Dedicated HackerOne program for Vercel WAF YesWeHack Open Source Programs Android recon for Bug Bounty hunters ====== Resources ====== Sasi's Tweet from 2015 ForcedLeak: AI Agent risks exposed in Salesforce AgentForce Is Prompt Injection a Vulnerability? ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:09:16) Google Vertex AI Bug (00:29:28) Sasi's Background and Bug Bounty Journey (00:38:55) Resources for AI and Agentic Security Methodology (00:50:34) ForcedLeak (01:02:06) Is Prompt Injection a Vuln?

Episode 151: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re covering Client-side advanced topics. Justin talks Joseph (and us) through Third-Party Cookie Nuances, Iframe Tricks, URL Parsing, and more. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! Today's Sponsor: ThreatLocker. Check out ThreatLocker Elevation Control https://ctbb.show/tl-ec ====== Resources ====== Nowasky's Tweet #1 https://x.com/nowaskyjr/status/1993421017381744974 Nowasky's Tweet #2 https://x.com/nowaskyjr/status/1992717862398800081 rep+ in Chrome DevTools https://x.com/BourAbdelhadi/status/1992622964077179229 Terjanq Post from 2021 https://x.com/terjanq/status/1421093136022048775 ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:58) Client-side news & AI Updates (00:12:02) Third-Party Cookie Nuances & PostMessages (00:30:09) Iframe Tricks (00:47:43) URL Parsing, CSPTS, and Client-side Routes