BitTorrent bug bounty programs
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BitTorrent runs one public program: a HackerOne bug bounty paying up to $5,000 (paused).
- Top reward
- Not published
- Programs
- 1
- 1 pays cash
- Targets in scope
- 0
- Not listed publicly
- Last change
- None yet
- Tracked since Nov 2026
Where to report
The one public program BitTorrent runs.
| Program | Critical | High | Medium | Low | Top reward | Safe harbor | KYC | First response | Status |
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BTFS
HackerOne · Bug bounty |
$5,000 | $2,000 | $750 | $100 | $5,000 | – | – | – | Paused |
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- Critical
- $5,000
- High
- $2,000
- Medium
- $750
- Low
- $100
Amounts are the top reward per severity in the currency each program pays. First response is the platform's measured average when it publishes one, else what the policy promises.
What is in scope
What each program lets you test.
None of these programs lists its targets publicly. Each program's policy says what you may test.
Out of scope 5
Don't test these. A program can exclude a host another program covers; the program you report to decides.
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*.bittorrent.com
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*.bt.co
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*.readme.io
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*.readme.io,*.bittorrent.com,*.bt.co
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https://github.com/ipfs
Recent changes
Reward and scope changes across every BitTorrent program, newest first.
No changes recorded yet. New targets and reward moves show up here and in the RSS feed.
Recent CVEs
Published vulnerabilities in BitTorrent products, from the NVD.
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CVE-2018-25042 Medium
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in uTorrent. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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CVE-2018-25043 Medium
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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CVE-2018-25044 Medium
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in uTorrent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Guest Account. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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CVE-2020-8437 High
The bencoding parser in BitTorrent uTorrent through 3.5.5 (build 45505) misparses nested bencoded dictionaries, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
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CVE-2015-5685 High
The lazy_bdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server (bootstrap-dht ) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing."
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CVE-2015-5474 High
BitTorrent and uTorrent allow remote attackers to inject command line parameters and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted URL using the (1) bittorrent or (2) magnet protocol.
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CVE-2015-2846 High
BitTorrent Sync allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted btsync: link.
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CVE-2014-8515 Medium
The web interface in BitTorrent allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging knowledge of the pairing values and a crafted request to port 10000.
About this page
This page gathers every public program listed under bittorrent.com: platform programs, self-hosted policies and security.txt contacts. Each program's own policy decides what is in scope and what it pays; check it before you test.
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