What's Really Going On At Pwn2Own Automotive 2026?
Can hackers really exploit zero-days in automotive technologies? On the second day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2026, security researchers collected $439,250 in cash awards after exploiting 29 unique zero-days. But what does this mean for the industry?
Who's Leading The Competition?
Fuzzware.io currently leads the competition's leaderboard with $213,000 earned after the first two days, and has earned another $95,000 by hacking the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 charging controller, the ChargePoint Home Flex EV charger, and the Grizzl-E Smart 40A EV charging station. But how are they doing it?
What's The Impact Of These Exploits?
After the first two days of the contest, security researchers have earned $955,750 in cash awards after exploiting 66 zero-day vulnerabilities. But what will happen to these vulnerabilities after the contest? Vendors have 90 days to develop and release security fixes for zero-day flaws that are exploited and reported during the Pwn2Own contest.