Google’s $250K Oops: Chrome Sandbox Escapade!
Micky cracked Chrome’s sandbox, earning a whopping $250,000. By finding a flaw in the Mojo IPC system, this researcher pulled off a digital Houdini, impressing Google. Who knew a little Mojo could net such a magical bounty?
Hot Take:
Micky, the master of Mojo, bags a quarter of a million bucks from Google for breaking out of Chrome’s sandbox! Talk about turning a bug into a bank account. Who knew sandbox escapes could be so lucrative? Next time, your kid’s sandbox antics might just pay for college!
Key Points:
– Researcher ‘Micky’ earned $250,000 from Google for discovering a critical Chrome vulnerability.
– The flaw, CVE-2025-4609, resides in Chrome’s Mojo IPC system and allows sandbox escape.
– Exploiting the flaw can lead to remote code execution via a malicious website.
– Google fixed the flaw in Chrome 136 and disclosed details post-fix.
– Micky’s proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit had a 70-80% success rate for escaping the sandbox.