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Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days

The Hacker News·October 14, 2026·1 min read
Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days

Security firm XBOW chained three unknown Google Chrome bugs into a full-chain exploit that runs code on Windows when a user loads a web page, built in six days using AI agents running OpenAI's public GPT-5.6 Sol model. Google confirmed and fixed all three bugs, paying XBOW its top bounty of $250,000.

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