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May 15, 2026 at 17:47 UTC
Microsoft Exchange, Windows 11 hacked on second day of Pwn2Own
By Sergiu Gatlan
AI Summary
At Pwn2Own Berlin 2026's second day, researchers exploited 15 unique zero-days across Windows 11, Microsoft Exchange, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Workstations, collecting $385,750 in awards. The volume and diversity of successful exploits against enterprise-grade platforms underscores the continued prevalence of unpatched attack surface in widely deployed Microsoft and Linux environments. Vendors now have 90 days to patch the disclosed vulnerabilities per Pwn2Own rules.
Relevance score: 80.0/100
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