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Bug bounty write-ups, penetration testing guides, and vulnerability research by Piyush Kumawat.

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 19, 2026

Web Cache Poisoning in 2026: A Practical Playbook (One Request, Every Victim)

Most web bugs hit one victim at a time. Web cache poisoning is different, and that is exactly why it is worth…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 17, 2026

Is AI Killing Bug Bounty? What the 2026 CVE Flood Really Means for Hunters

Ask any bug bounty hunter how 2026 is going and you will get one of two answers. Either “I have never found…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 16, 2026

AI Pentest Tools in 2026: What Actually Works (T3MP3ST, PentestGPT, Caido and More)

Half the bug bounty writeups on my feed this week were not about a new vulnerability class – they were about a…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 15, 2026

LLM Red Teaming in 2026: A Practical garak + PyRIT Workflow

You shipped an LLM feature. A support chatbot, a “summarize this document” button, an agent that can call tools. Now the obvious…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 14, 2026

Indirect Prompt Injection in 2026: Hacking AI Through the Content It Reads

Most people picture prompt injection as someone typing “ignore your instructions” into a chatbot. That is the direct kind, and it is…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 13, 2026

Hacking GraphQL APIs in 2026: Introspection, BOLA, and Batching Attacks

GraphQL is a gift to attackers. One endpoint, usually /graphql, that speaks a typed, self-describing language and will happily tell you every…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 12, 2026

Actively Exploited CVEs in June 2026: A Practical Patch-Now Briefing (SimpleHelp, Citrix, ColdFusion, Defender)

June 2026 was a brutal month for anyone who runs internet-facing infrastructure. A run of critical, actively-exploited vulnerabilities landed one after another,…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 10, 2026

IDOR Hunting in 2026: A Practical Playbook for Finding Broken Access Control

IDOR is the bug that pays rent for a lot of bug bounty hunters, and it is still the one developers ship…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 8, 2026

MCP Server Security (2026): A Practical Pentester’s Testing Playbook

If you are running Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, or a home-grown agent stack in 2026, you almost certainly have MCP servers in…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 7, 2026

From Prompts to AI Security Loops: A Practical Playbook

Most teams are still treating AI like a better prompt box. "Review this code for vulnerabilities." "Write a Sigma rule for this…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 6, 2026

Bug Bounty Recon Workflow (2026): A Practical, Copy-Paste Playbook

A practical bug bounty recon workflow for 2026 - the exact commands for subdomains, live hosts, URLs, JS analysis and content discovery,…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 1, 2026

AI Bug Bounty in 2026: How Hunters Use Claude Code and Automation to Find Bugs Faster

AI bug bounty in 2026: how hunters use Claude Code, Burp MCP and automation to find bugs faster, with honest accuracy numbers…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · June 30, 2026

Agentjacking: How Attackers Hijack AI Coding Agents Like Cursor and Claude

Agentjacking lets attackers hijack AI coding agents like Cursor, Claude Code and Codex via poisoned error data. Here's how it works and…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · June 21, 2026

AutoJack: How One Web Page Can Hijack Your AI Agent and Own Your Machine

Microsoft's AutoJack shows how a single malicious web page can hijack an AI agent and run code on your machine. Here's how…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · August 14, 2024

🛠️ Reconnaissance and Vulnerability Scanning Script🛡️

In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, staying ahead of potential threats requires thorough reconnaissance and vulnerability assessments. This blog post introduces you…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · February 22, 2024

LLM Agents can Autonomously Hack Websites ?

Based on the research paper (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2402.06664.pdf), the study delves into the autonomous hacking capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly focusing on…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · February 19, 2024

$600 Simple MFA Bypass – Graphql

Welcome to my blog! In this post, I’ll delve into my recent security testing adventure focusing on multi-factor authentication (MFA) implementation in…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · January 3, 2024

Exploring Application Security with SAST, DAST, SCA, and IAST

Welcome to today’s blog, where we’ll explore the world of software security testing. In an era where cyber threats are on the…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · November 21, 2023

Top Recon Tools for Bug Bounty Hunters

In this blog, we explore top-tier reconnaissance tools that empower bug bounty hunters. From Shodan’s IoT device insights to Waymore’s web application…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · August 14, 2023

Mastering WordPress Penetration Testing: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore various aspects of WordPress penetration testing. Starting with gathering information using tools like Wappalyzer and WPintel.…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · August 12, 2023

Enhance WordPress Security: Comprehensive Guide

In this guide, we’ll unravel the crucial aspects of WordPress security, from user access management and update strategies to SSL implementation and…