TheFlow would rather cash in than spread the PS5 gap

Hacker TheFloW confirmed on LinkedIn that he received an additional $10,000 from HackerOne's PlayStation Rewards Program. This indicates that the programmer has already reported a serious vulnerability in the Playstation 5 to Sony. Unfortunately, it is still uncertain if and when it will be published.

PS5 kernel exploit on the way?

PS4 and PS5 consoles have been equipped with jailbreaks for some time, and are only available for older firmware versions. Although this now seems to be the norm with PlayStation consoles, it has understandably frustrated many users. Every time a firmware update is released, users can only be advised not to install it because Sony often plugs pre-existing vulnerabilities.

On September 22nd Leave TheFloW on There was no doubt that this was another kernel exploit for the PS5 or PS4. Both devices may be affected. this week published Andy Nguyen of business network LinkedIn confirmed the confirmation from Sony's Bug Bounty software staff.

They were able to confirm his report and, given the seriousness of the error, paid him $10,000 for his tip. Here too, TheFlow left no indication that it was planning to expose the gap. But in the past, he has repeatedly announced his exploits with Sony's approval.

TheFlow didn't want to be inundated with requests for X

However, it is interesting to see that the hacker decided to advertise on LinkedIn and not on X (formerly Twitter). Perhaps he wanted to protect himself from the constant demands of society. In X, he would have been stressed about when the bug could finally be exploited by everyone.

In X, some users are complaining that Sony's bug bounty program called HackerOne is hurting the jailbreaking community. After payment is made, neither Sony nor anyone else can decide whether and when vulnerabilities will remain secret. But who should raise such a large sum to compensate programmers like TheFlow accordingly? Not to mention the legalities of rewarding disclosure of vulnerabilities in third-party devices.

These days, the hacking scene is calmer because the devices are more secure to begin with. There are also games based on the free-to-play system. That's why some users are no longer looking for black versions. The PS4 and PS5 are quite similar to regular computers and their architecture, including the graphics card. Some hackers like FailOverfl0w have suggested that this has affected their motivation to work on consoles.

What happens next with a PS4 or PS5 jailbreak?

It certainly wasn't a coincidence that TheFlow warned about updating your PS5's firmware in September. But for now we can only wait and see whether the bug will be published or not.

As far as the PS4 is concerned, the easiest way is still to buy a used PS4 with jailbreak firmware 9.00.

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