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Aurora

Bug bounty on AuditOne

Accepting reports KYC to get paid web3
Top reward
$300,000
Top severity paid
Critical
Assets in scope
9
Public CVEs
0
Last change
No changes yet

At a glance

What to know before you start testing.

Pays up to $300,000
for critical bugs.
Paid by AURORA tokens
Proof of identity needed to get paid.
No public write-ups
Keep findings private.

Rewards

What AuditOne lists as the payout for each severity.

Severity Reward
Critical $300,000
High $100,000
Medium $10,000
Low $1,000

Scope

9 assets you may test.

Source code 9

  • https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-controller-factory
  • https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-engine
  • https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-forwarder-contracts
  • https://github.com/near/nearcore
  • https://github.com/near/nearcore (Ethereum wallet support only)
  • https://github.com/Near-One/aurora-eth-connector
  • https://github.com/Near-One/btc-light-client-contract
  • https://github.com/Near-One/near-plugins
  • https://github.com/Near-One/omni-bridge

Rules

What the policy asks of you, and the bug types it won't reward, quoted from Aurora (via AuditOne)'s policy. "We" in these lines means the program, not this site.

While testing

  • Any testing with mainnet or public testnet contracts; all testing should be done on private testnets
  • Any testing with pricing oracles or third party smart contracts
  • Attempting phishing or other social engineering attacks against our employees and/or customers
  • Any testing with third party systems and applications (e.g. browser extensions) as well as websites (e.g. SSO providers, advertising networks)
  • Any denial of service attacks
  • Automated testing of services that generates significant amounts of traffic
  • Public disclosure of an unpatched vulnerability in an embargoed bounty Disclosure Policy & Guidelines
  • As this is a private program, please do not discuss this program or any vulnerabilities (even resolved ones) outside of the program without express consent from the organization
  • No vulnerability disclosure, including partial, is allowed for the moment.
  • Please do NOT publish/discuss bugs

Not accepted

  • Any governance voting result manipulation
  • Direct theft of any user funds, whether at-rest or in-motion, other than unclaimed yield
  • Permanent freezing of funds
  • Insolvency
  • Theft of unclaimed yield
  • Permanent freezing of unclaimed yield
  • Temporary freezing of funds
  • Smart contract unable to operate due to lack of funds
  • Block stuffing for profit
  • Griefing (e.g. no profit motive for an attacker, but damage to the users or the protocol)
  • Theft of gas
  • Unbounded gas consumption
  • Smart contract fails to deliver promised returns, but doesn’t lose value

Summarised with AI from the program policy on AuditOne, and checked word for word against it. Read the original

Changes

Tracked since 11 Nov 2026. Last checked 8 hours ago.

No changes yet. When the rewards or scope move, you will see it here and in the RSS feed.

Public CVEs

Published vulnerabilities in this vendor's products, from the NVD.

No CVEs matched yet. We match NVD records by vendor name, so products sold under another name can be missing.

Original policy

Copied from www.auditone.io on 12 Nov 2026. The summaries on this page are made from it; the live page may have changed since.

EN Subscribe to our new Newsletter for Certification Body Professionals & ISO Auditors → Here View all bounties Participate Aurora Rust Aurora is a next-generation Ethereum compatible blockchain and ecosystem that runs on the NEAR Protocol, and powers the innovations behind Aurora Cloud—the fastest path for Web2 businesses to capture the value of Web3. End date: December 31, 2030 KYC: Required NO Range of bounty up to $300,000 Severity Critical up to $300,000 High up to $100,000 Medium up to $10,000 Low up to $1,000 Smart Contracts Near Plugins: https://github.com/Near-One/near-plugins Aurora Engine: https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-engine Forwarder: https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-forwarder-contracts Controller: https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-controller-factory ETH Connector: https://github.com/Near-One/aurora-eth-connector Near Core: https://github.com/near/nearcore (Ethereum wallet support only) BTC Client: https://github.com/Near-One/btc-light-client-contract Omni Bridge: https://github.com/Near-One/omni-bridge GENERAL Aurora is entitled to make payments in AURORA tokens - locked distribution within 1 year linearly unlock. Aurora reserve a right not to pay bounty if it was reported first in a different bug bounty program. All smart contracts of Aurora can be found at https://github.com/aurora-is-near . However, only smart contracts above mentioned are in scope of the bug bounty program. If an impact can be caused to any other asset managed by Aurora that isn’t in Scope, you are encouraged to submit it for the consideration by the project. This only applies to Critical impacts. Only the following impacts are accepted within this bug bounty program. All other impacts are not considered as in-scope, even if they affect something in the assets in scope table. The total maximum reward for High and Critical severity bugs is capped at 10% of the funds that are practically affected by the discovered vulnerability: maxReward = min(10% TVL, maxSeverityBudget) IN-SCOPE – SMART CONTRACT VULNERABILITIES Only the following impacts are accepted within this bug bounty program. All other impacts are not considered as in- scope, even if they affect something in the assets in scope table. Any governance voting result manipulation Direct theft of any user funds, whether at-rest or in-motion, other than unclaimed yield Permanent freezing of funds Insolvency Theft of unclaimed yield Permanent freezing of unclaimed yield Temporary freezing of funds Smart contract unable to operate due to lack of funds Block stuffing for profit Griefing (e.g. no profit motive for an attacker, but damage to the users or the protocol) Theft of gas Unbounded gas consumption Smart contract fails to deliver promised returns, but doesn’t lose value Rules and Requirements The following activities are prohibited by this bug bounty program: Any testing with mainnet or public testnet contracts; all testing should be done on private testnets Any testing with pricing oracles or third party smart contracts Attempting phishing or other social engineering attacks against our employees and/or customers Any testing with third party systems and applications (e.g. browser extensions) as well as websites (e.g. SSO providers, advertising networks) Any denial of service attacks Automated testing of services that generates significant amounts of traffic Public disclosure of an unpatched vulnerability in an embargoed bounty Disclosure Policy & Guidelines As this is a private program, please do not discuss this program or any vulnerabilities (even resolved ones) outside of the program without express consent from the organization No vulnerability disclosure, including partial, is allowed for the moment. Please do NOT publish/discuss bugs How it works Severity ranking Code of Conduct About the Company AuditOne envisions a digital world where high-quality security and absolute transparency are fundamental principles, not afterthoughts. At the heart of this mission is our TIC OS ("Testing, Inspection & Certification Operating System") for certification bodies. This specialized AI-native ERP system serves as the foundational infrastructure for the entire security lifecycle, automating complex workflows and ensuring institutional-grade reliability. Rather than viewing an audit as a static event, our AI-native operating system allows for a modular, comprehensive approach to project integrity. By integrating advanced technology with deep human expertise, AuditOne is setting the benchmark for how trust is built and maintained in the decentralized economy. Newsletter Thank you! Your submission has been received! Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form. 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