LinkedIn bug bounty programs
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LinkedIn runs two public programs: a HackerOne bug bounty paying up to $15,000 and a self-hosted disclosure program with no cash rewards.
- Top reward
- $15,000
- HackerOne
- Programs
- 2
- 1 pays cash
- Targets in scope
- 5
- 3 types, deduplicated
- Last change
- None yet
- Tracked since Nov 2026
Where to report
2 programs, side by side. Report where the affected target is in scope; when two programs cover it, pick the one that pays more.
Start here
HackerOne · Pays the most of the 2 programs: up to $15,000.
| Program | Critical | High | Medium | Low | Top reward | Safe harbor | KYC | First response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LinkedIn
HackerOne · Bug bounty |
$15k (highest) | $5,000 (highest) | $2,500 (highest) | $500 (highest) | $15,000 | Full | – | 2 hours average | Open |
|
Linkedin
Self-hosted · Disclosure only |
– | – | – | – | No cash | None | – | – | Open |
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- Critical
- $15k (highest)
- High
- $5,000 (highest)
- Medium
- $2,500 (highest)
- Low
- $500 (highest)
- Safe harbor
- Full
- First response
- 2 hours average
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- Safe harbor
- None
Amounts are the top reward per severity in the currency each program pays. Green marks the highest per severity. First response is the platform's measured average when it publishes one, else what the policy promises.
What is in scope
5 targets across all 2 programs, each listed once with the programs that cover it.
No target matches. Try part of a host name, such as the company name.
Recent changes
Reward and scope changes across every LinkedIn 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 LinkedIn products, from the NVD.
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CVE-2025-56139 Medium
LinkedIn Mobile Application for Android version 4.1.1087.2 fails to update link preview metadata (image, title, description) when a user replaces the original URL in a post or comment before publishing. As a result, the stale preview remains visible while the clickable link points to a different URL, which can be malicious. This UI misrepresentation enables attackers to deceive users by displaying
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CVE-2025-56139 Medium
LinkedIn Mobile Application for Android version 4.1.1087.2 fails to update link preview metadata (image, title, description) when a user replaces the original URL in a post or comment before publishing. As a result, the stale preview remains visible while the clickable link points to a different URL, which can be malicious. This UI misrepresentation enables attackers to deceive users by displaying
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CVE-2024-28425 High
greykite v1.0.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the load_obj function at /templates/pickle_utils.py. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted file.
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CVE-2024-28425 High
greykite v1.0.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the load_obj function at /templates/pickle_utils.py. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted file.
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CVE-2021-4264 Medium
A vulnerability was found in LinkedIn dustjs up to 2.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.0.0 is able to addres
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CVE-2021-4264 Medium
A vulnerability was found in LinkedIn dustjs up to 2.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.0.0 is able to addres
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CVE-2021-26722 Medium
LinkedIn Oncall through 1.4.0 allows reflected XSS via /query because of mishandling of the "No results found for" message in the search bar.
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CVE-2021-26722 Medium
LinkedIn Oncall through 1.4.0 allows reflected XSS via /query because of mishandling of the "No results found for" message in the search bar.
About this page
This page gathers every public program listed under linkedin.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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