Google Toldl Researchers 'Nice Catch!' Then Denied Bug Bounty For Flaw It Still Hasn't Fixed

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By BeauHDJun 18, 2026, 1:00 pm127 pts
Security researcher Justin O'Leary says Google initially accepted his Config Connector privilege-escalation report as a high-priority, high-severity bug, then denied a bounty by declaring the behavior "working as intended." According to The Register, a Google rep initially praised O'Leary's report with a "Nice…

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