In brief. Brave Software is a bug bounty program on HackerOne. Its critical reports have paid an average of $5,500 across 22 reports (HackerOne figures, November 7, 2026). It received 359 reports in the 90 days to November 7, 2026, about 9.7 per in-scope asset.
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These are HackerOne’s own figures for this program, taken from its public page. Researchers did not report them, and they don't count toward the BugRater grade. Captured 7 Nov 2026.
What it pays, by severity
$160,000 paid to researchers in total, $30,000 of it in the last 90 days. This is HackerOne’s lifetime figure. It shows the program has paid out before. It doesn't tell you what any one report will get.
Intake & responsiveness, last 90 days
Response targets it sets itself
These are targets the program set. They don't show whether it meets them.
Barriers to submitting
Over 78 days (55 snapshots): intake up 128 reports; response efficiency down 1 points; 90-day payout up $15,000.
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Reviews
0 publishedNo reviews yet.
Who this program credits
381 creditedResearchers HackerOne shows on this program’s public thanks list, best position first. “Recognised” is how many of a hunter’s submissions the program accepted; the ratio is their signal here, not our judgement of them.
| # | Researcher | Reputation | Recognised / submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | newfunction | 1,912 | 66 / 91 73% |
| 2 | nishimunea | 900 | 25 / 29 86% |
| 3 | blockyy | 681 | 27 / 35 77% |
| 4 | metnew | 428 | 15 / 18 83% |
| 5 | syarif07 | 380 | 15 / 58 26% |
| 6 | b4dc4t | 334 | 13 / 32 41% |
| 7 | neeythann | 293 | 9 / 11 82% |
| 8 | miauuu | 241 | 7 / 9 78% |
| 9 | z3phyrus | 224 | 9 / 19 47% |
| 10 | yilmazcanyigit | 201 | 8 / 19 42% |
| 11 | kkarfalcon | 191 | 11 / 19 58% |
| 12 | kmodi | 190 | 5 / 13 38% |
| 13 | frozzipies | 187 | 7 / 43 16% |
| 13 | 0xbarq | 169 | 7 / 13 54% |
| 14 | 0xhzeem | 169 | 7 / 13 54% |
| 15 | dogeshark | 167 | 6 / 34 18% |
| 16 | renwa | 165 | 5 / 10 50% |
| 17 | severusstalin | 164 | 8 / 29 28% |
| 18 | 0x999 | 161 | 3 / 4 75% |
| 19 | qab | 155 | 5 / 8 63% |
| 20 | sheikhrishad0 | 154 | 8 / 14 57% |
| 21 | witteshadovv | 121 | 3 / 4 75% |
| 22 | wester0x01 | 117 | 6 / 7 86% |
| 23 | shinchan_69 | 116 | 2 / 5 40% |
| 24 | masatokinugawa | 114 | 2 / 3 67% |
Showing the top 25 of 381 credited on HackerOne.
HackerOne published these facts on the program's page. Researchers did not report them, and they don't count toward the BugRater grade. Last checked 7 Nov 2026.
Scope
42 assets| Asset | Type | Eligibility | Max severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0d8775f648430679a709e98d2b0cb6250d2887ef | OTHER | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| 0x44fcfabfbe32024a01b778c025d70498382cced0 | OTHER | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| 0x67fa2c06c9c6d4332f330e14a66bdf1873ef3d2b | OTHER | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| 0x7c31560552170ce96c4a7b018e93cddc19dc61b6 | OTHER | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| 0xfbfa258b9028c7d4fc52ce28031469214d10daeb | OTHER | ✓ bounty | Critical |
Show all 42 assets
| Asset | Type | Eligibility | Max severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| account.brave.com | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| api-dashboard.search.brave.com | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| basicattentiontoken.org | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| Brave Browser Desktop | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| Brave websites | OTHER | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| brave.com | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| com.brave.browser | GOOGLE PLAY APP ID | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| com.brave.browser_beta | GOOGLE PLAY APP ID | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| com.brave.ios.browser | APPLE STORE APP ID | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| creators.basicattentiontoken.org | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave-intl/bat-balance | SOURCE CODE | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave-intl/bat-client | SOURCE CODE | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave-intl/bat-go | SOURCE CODE | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave-intl/bat-ledger | SOURCE CODE | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave-intl/bat-publisher | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave-intl/publishers | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave/*, https://github.com/brave-intl/* | SOURCE CODE | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave/brave-core | SOURCE CODE | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave/browser-ios | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://github.com/brave/vault-updater | SOURCE CODE | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/debian64 | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/dev/debian64 | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/dev/ubuntu64 | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/fedora64 | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/linux64 | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/mint64 | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/openSUSE64 | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/osx | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/winia32 | DOWNLOADABLE EXECUTABLES | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/winx64 | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| search.brave.com | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| talk.brave.com | URL | ✓ bounty | Critical |
| com.linkbubble.playstore | GOOGLE PLAY APP ID | out | None |
| https://github.com/brave/brave-ios | SOURCE CODE | out | None |
| https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop | SOURCE CODE | out | None |
| https://github.com/brave/link-bubble | SOURCE CODE | out | None |
| https://github.com/brave/muon | SOURCE CODE | out | None |
HackerOne lists 47 scope entries. Its public listing groups many assets under one label, so we show identical entries once.
Known vulnerabilities in in-scope packages
7 from OSV.devPublished vulnerabilities in the packages and repositories this program lists in scope, from the open OSV.dev database. They are already public, so they are context for where the code has broken before, not findings to report.
| Advisory | Package | Severity | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
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CVE-2023-28364
An Open Redirect vulnerability exists prior to version 1.52.117, where the built-in QR scanner in Brave Browser Android navigated to scanne… |
github.com/brave/brave-core | not set | 30 Jun 2023 |
|
CVE-2023-28360
An omission of security-relevant information vulnerability exists in Brave desktop prior to version 1.48.171 when a user was saving a file … |
github.com/brave/brave-core | CVSS | 11 May 2023 |
|
CVE-2021-22929
An information disclosure exists in Brave Browser Desktop prior to version 1.28.62, where logged warning messages that included timestamps … |
github.com/brave/brave-core | CVSS | 31 Aug 2021 |
|
CVE-2021-22916
In Brave Desktop between versions 1.17 and 1.26.60, when adblocking is enabled and a proxy browser extension is installed, the CNAME adbloc… |
github.com/brave/brave-core | CVSS | 12 Jul 2021 |
|
CVE-2021-21323
Brave is an open source web browser with a focus on privacy and security. In Brave versions 1.17.73-1.20.103, the CNAME adblocking feature … |
github.com/brave/brave-core | CVSS | 23 Feb 2021 |
Showing the newest 5 of 7.