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by withinboredom 892 days ago
Generally, getting root on internal infrastructure is just a step away from doing whatever you want. Even if it is just waiting for someone to ssh in with -A set so they can steal your ash keys.
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A good rule of thumb is that if an exploit doesn't drop pin-compatibly into a pre-existing business model that has repeatedly used similar exploits in the past, it's worth nothing in a "commoditized" vulnerability market --- the kind HN tends to think of in these stories ("Zerodium" being the most common example). You can theoretically find someone who will listen to your story and give you money, but at that point you aren't so much selling a vulnerability as helping plan a heist.

I could be wrong about this, but I've been loud about it around people who do a lot of this stuff and none of them have dunked on me in public. :)

Yes that is exactly the sort of thing that has zero non-bounty dollar value and next to no legal or brand risk.