{"type":"post","id":"google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules-909f0a","slug":"google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules-909f0a","title":"Google Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program Rules - Rules - Rules & Rewards","description":"Thesis: Google’s OSS VRP is narrowing the types of vulnerability reports it accepts, while retaining separate channels for some issues.","retrieval_nugget":"Thesis: Google’s OSS VRP is narrowing the types of vulnerability reports it accepts, while retaining separate channels for some issues.","published_at":"2026-10-06","updated_at":"2026-10-06","record_date":"2026-10-06","date_kind":"published_at","topics":["google"],"source_urls":["https://bughunters.google.com/about/rules/open-source/google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules"],"schema_version":"newruntime-agent-readable-v0.2","stable_id":"post:google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules-909f0a","status":"published","visuals":[],"editorial_provenance":{"schema_version":"newruntime-editorial-copy-v1","content_status":"source_grounded_final","final_copy_sha256":"sha256:2ae95e2ef6f11c2e8f25cf7cb9b0134e77ecfc23af24b2d54eac28dc7a4a685b","reviewed_at":"2026-10-06T08:03:30.378Z","source_evidence_count":1,"verified_claim_count":2,"site_analysis_schema_version":"newruntime-site-analysis-v1","site_object_kind":"field_note","observed_fact_count":2,"implication_count":1,"watch_condition_count":1,"related_record_count":0},"analysis":{"schema_version":"newruntime-site-analysis-v1","object_kind":"field_note","thesis":"Google’s OSS VRP is narrowing the types of vulnerability reports it accepts, while retaining separate channels for some issues.","observed_facts":[{"text":"The rules state that, as of October 1, 2026, product vulnerability submissions are no longer accepted in the OSS VRP.","source_urls":["https://bughunters.google.com/about/rules/open-source/google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules"]},{"text":"The rules say some Google Cloud product-impacting reports may still be accepted through the Cloud VRP, and that reports submitted before October 1 are unaffected.","source_urls":["https://bughunters.google.com/about/rules/open-source/google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules"]}],"mechanism":"The rules route researchers toward other VRP programs or Patch Rewards, separating product-vulnerability reports from the OSS VRP’s remaining scope, which includes supply-chain compromise issues.","why_now":"The published rule sets a dated eligibility boundary and promises an update in Q1 2027.","implications":["Researchers assessing a Google open-source finding need to check its category and route before submitting; product-impacting issues may require a different program."],"evidence_boundary":"The supplied official rules do not say the change was prompted by AI-generated or otherwise low-quality reports, so that explanation is not established here.","watch_conditions":["Check Google’s Q1 2027 update for whether product-vulnerability submissions return to OSS VRP, remain routed elsewhere, or become subject to new criteria."],"related_records":[],"new_branch_reason":"No prior New Runtime record was supplied, so this program-rule change starts a distinct analytical record without asserting a link to related records."},"editor":{"role":"editor","name":"Andrey Reshetnikov","profile":"https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md","profile_json":"https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json","same_as":["https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshetnikov1/","https://t.me/lapetuse"]},"routes":{"html":"https://newruntime.com/posts/google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules-909f0a/","markdown":"https://newruntime.com/posts/google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules-909f0a.md","json":"https://newruntime.com/posts/google-open-source-software-vulnerability-reward-program-rules-909f0a.json"},"next_reads":[{"type":"topic","path":"/topics/google/","url":"https://newruntime.com/topics/google/","title":"Google","reason":"Explore the google topic hub.","media_type":"text/html","markdown_url":"https://newruntime.com/topics/google.md","json_url":"https://newruntime.com/topics/google.json"},{"type":"collection","path":"/posts/","url":"https://newruntime.com/posts/","title":"Field Notes","reason":"Open the latest editorial analysis.","media_type":"text/html","json_url":"https://newruntime.com/posts.json"},{"type":"collection","path":"/source-ledger.json","url":"https://newruntime.com/source-ledger.json","title":"Source Ledger","reason":"Inspect the public source evidence graph.","media_type":"application/json"}]}