Program Overview
ZERODIUM is the leading exploit acquisition platform for premium zero-days and advanced cybersecurity capabilities. We pay BIG bounties to security researchers to acquire their original and previously unreported zero-day research. While the majority of existing bug bounty programs accept almost any kind of vulnerabilities and PoCs but pay very low rewards, at ZERODIUM we focus on high-risk vulnerabilities with fully functional exploits and we pay the highest rewards (up to $2,000,000 per submission).
Eligible Research
ZERODIUM is currently acquiring zero-day exploits and innovative security research related to the following products:
Operating Systems
Remote code execution or local privilege escalation:
- Microsoft Windows / Servers
- Linux / BSD Distributions
- Apple macOS Mojave
- VMware VM Escape
Web Browsers
Remote code execution, or sandbox bypass/escape, or both:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Tor Browser
- Apple Safari
Clients / Files
Remote code execution or sensitive information disclosure:
- MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
- Adobe Acrobat / PDF Reader
- Email Clients (Outlook/Thunderbird)
- Archivers (WinRAR/7-Zip/WinZip/Tar)
Mobiles / Smartphones
Remote code execution, or privilege escalation, or any other exploit type:
- Apple iOS 12.x
- Android 9.x / 8.x
- BlackBerry 10
- Windows 10 Mobile
Web Servers
Remote code execution or sensitive information disclosure:
- Apache HTTP Server
- Microsoft IIS Server
- nginx web server
- PHP / ASP
- OpenSSL / mod_ssl
Email Servers
Remote code execution or sensitive information disclosure:
- MS Exchange
- Dovecot
- Postfix
- Exim
- Sendmail
WebApps / Panels
Remote code execution, or SQL injection, or information disclosure:
- cPanel / Plesk / Webmin
- WordPress / Joomla / Drupal
- vBulletin / MyBB / phpBB
- IPS Suite / IP.Board
- Roundcube / Horde
Research / Techniques
Any other security research, exploit, or technique related to:
- WiFi / Baseband RCE
- Routers / IoT RCE
- AntiVirus RCE/LPE
- Tor De-anonymization
- Mitigations Bypass
Eligible Mobile Brands
Apple, Google, Samsung, LG, Huawei, Sony, HTC, Xiaomi, Acer, Asus, Vivo, Motorola, Lenovo, OPPO, BlackBerry, Vertu, ZTE, BBK, and Gionee.
Eligible Linux/BSD Distributions
CentOS, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Tails, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD.
Eligible Router Brands
ASUS, Cisco, D-Link, Huawei, Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear, TP-Link, and Ubiquiti.
NOTE: If you have zero-day exploits for other products or systems not listed above, feel free to submit minimal details and we will be glad to discuss the opportunity.
ZERODIUM Payouts
ZERODIUM payouts for eligible zero-day exploits range from $2,000 to $2,000,000 per submission. The amounts paid by ZERODIUM to researchers to acquire their original zero-day exploits depend on the popularity and security level of the affected software/system, as well as the quality of the submitted exploit (full or partial chain, supported versions/systems/architectures, reliability, bypassed exploit mitigations, default vs. non-default components, process continuation, etc). For more information, please read our FAQ.
The payout ranges listed below are provided for information only and are intended for fully functional/reliable exploits meeting ZERODIUM's highest requirements. ZERODIUM may pay even higher rewards for exceptional exploits and research.
Submission Process
ZERODIUM evaluates and verifies all submitted research within one week or less. Payments are made in one or multiple installments by wire transfer or crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin or Monero. The first payment is sent within one week or less.
For inquiries and/or exploit submissions, please contact us.
