Policy

Responsible Disclosure Policy

Last updated: April 2026

My Commitment

I conduct security research ethically and responsibly. All vulnerabilities I discover are reported privately to the affected organisation before any public disclosure. I do not exploit vulnerabilities beyond what is necessary to demonstrate the issue.

Disclosure Timeline

I follow a standard coordinated disclosure timeline:

  • Day 0 — Vulnerability discovered and verified in authorised scope
  • Day 1 — Private report submitted to vendor/organisation
  • Day 7 — Acknowledgement expected from vendor
  • Day 90 — Standard disclosure deadline (industry standard)
  • Day 90+ — Public disclosure regardless of patch status, with appropriate CVE

Extensions beyond 90 days may be granted where:

  • The vendor is actively working on a fix and demonstrates progress
  • The vulnerability affects critical infrastructure where immediate disclosure poses significant risk
  • A formal extension is agreed in writing

Scope of My Research

I only conduct security research on:

  • Systems I own or control
  • Systems within the explicit scope of a bug bounty programme
  • Systems where I have written authorisation from the owner

What I Will Not Do

  • Access, modify, or delete data beyond what is necessary to demonstrate the vulnerability
  • Perform denial-of-service attacks
  • Conduct social engineering against organisation employees
  • Disclose vulnerability details to third parties before the vendor is notified
  • Use vulnerabilities for personal gain beyond legitimate bug bounty rewards

CVE Assignment

For significant vulnerabilities, I request CVE IDs through appropriate CNAs (CVE Numbering Authorities) including MITRE and vendor-specific CNAs. All CVE advisories on this site are published post-patch.

Legal Safe Harbour

My research is conducted in good faith in compliance with applicable law including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (US), Computer Misuse Act 1990 (UK), and equivalent EU legislation. I expect organisations to recognise good-faith security research and not pursue legal action against researchers operating within this policy.

Contact for Disclosure

To report a vulnerability to me (e.g., in my own tools or infrastructure), use the contact page and encrypt your message with my PGP key.

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