The Ethics of Vulnerability Disclosure: Navigating the Gray Areas in 2024
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The discovery of CVE-2024-48293 sparked a fierce debate: the researcher waited 367 days for a vendor response before going public, resulting in 50,000 compromised systems within 48 hours. Was this responsible disclosure or reckless endangerment? As vulnerability discoveries reach record highs in 2024, the ethics of disclosure have never been more critical—or more contentious.