PWN 2Own Berlin 2026 concluded on 16 May 2026 with a final day that added to the event’s tally of impressive findings, bringing the running total to $908,750 for 39 unique zero days. The Master of Pwn standings were updated as Day Three unfolded, with researchers securing notable payouts across Linux, Windows and OpenAI Codex targets. Sina Kheirkhah of Summoning Team exploited two bugs to compromise Red Hat Linux, though one of the flaws was previously known, earning $7,000 and 1.5 Master of Pwn points.
Viettel Cyber Security researchers Le Tran Hai Tung, dungnm and hieuvd used an integer overflow to escalate privileges on Windows 11, netting $7,500 and 3 Master of Pwn points for their fifth-round win. Satoki Tsuji of Ikotas Labs, Inc. leveraged an external control to exploit OpenAI Codex, yielding $20,000 and 4 Master of Pwn points.