Vulnerability Lab

What Vulnerability Lab does

Vulnerability Lab, operated by Evolution Security GmbH and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, is a community-driven vulnerability coordination and responsible-disclosure platform. The initiative traces to a 2004 founding as a transparent European research program and was formalized commercially when founder Benjamin Kunz Mejri incorporated Evolution Security GmbH in 2014. The platform connects independent security researchers with software vendors and manufacturers, aggregating 1,848 registered researchers and maintaining a public database of 1,138 advisories spanning web application, mobile, remote, local, vendor, and website vulnerability categories, alongside 538+ listed international bug bounty programs, 242 demonstration videos, and 42 published security documents. Geographic coverage spans Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, China, and Malaysia through academic, government, media, and conference partnerships.

The core product is the Vulnerability Laboratory Platform, which enables researchers to submit, track, and publish vulnerability advisories and facilitates structured coordinated disclosure with affected vendors. Sub-products include a Bug Bounty Program List (a curated directory of programs with search and filtering), a Security Magazine (vulnerability-db.com), Security Videos (proof-of-concept exploitation demonstrations), Security Documents (research reports and tutorials), a live Hacktivity Feed of recent disclosures, a Statistics & Ranking System tracking top publishers, the annual International Bug Bounty Awards, and commercial Talks & Workshops delivered at security conferences including Hack in the Box events in the Netherlands, Malaysia, and China.

Revenue is generated through three identified streams: vulnerability coordination services acting as intermediary between researchers and vendors, commercial talks and workshops (professional services), and the annual Bug Bounty Program Awards (subscription/recurring). Public access to the advisory database is free; monetization concentrates on coordination labor, event-based engagements, and the awards program. Customer segments are bifurcated: security researchers (penetration testers, bug bounty hunters, white-hat hackers) who gain structured disclosure channels and recognition, and technology vendors (PayPal, Google, Facebook, Mozilla, Microsoft, Adobe, Barracuda Networks, and others) who receive organized vulnerability intake and coordinated disclosure management.

Name

Vulnerability Lab

Legal name

Evolution Security GmbH

Website

https://vulnerability-lab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Operated by Evolution Security GmbH from Kassel, Germany, Vulnerability Lab is a community-driven coordination platform linking 1,848 security researchers with software vendors for responsible disclosure, featuring 1,138 published advisories and 538+ bug bounty program listings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Platform / Bug Bounty Coordination

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

akta.pro primary industry

Bug Bounty, Vulnerability Disclosure & Security Services (FSAPAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vulnerability Intelligence & Exploit Prediction (HDADAHAI), Vulnerability Assessment, Security Audits & Compliance Testing (BPAKAHAG)

Keywords

• Bug bounty coordination
• Vulnerability research platform
• Responsible disclosure
• Security advisory database
• Penetration testing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Vulnerability Coordination Services: Platform facilitating coordinated disclosure between security researchers and vendors/manufacturers
2. Bug Bounty Program Awards: Annual awards program recognizing best bug bounty programs and issues
3. Commercial Talks and Workshops: Security training sessions, workshops, and live hacking demonstrations for conferences

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vulnerability Lab operates a vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform where 1,848 registered security researchers publish structured advisories (1,138 published to date) covering web, mobile, remote, local, and vendor vulnerabilities. The platform aggregates a directory of 538+ international bug bounty programs, provides responsible disclosure coordination between researchers and vendors, runs an annual International Bug Bounty Awards program, and delivers commercial security talks and workshops at industry conferences.

Product overview

Vulnerability Laboratory is a comprehensive security vulnerability research and bug bounty coordination platform operated by Evolution Security GmbH. The platform serves as a unified ecosystem consisting of a bug bounty program directory (538+ programs), vulnerability disclosure coordination, a security research database (1138 advisories), security documentation resources (42 documents, 242 videos), an award program, and ranking statistics. The core product enables researchers to submit, track, and publish vulnerabilities across multiple categories including web applications, mobile, remote, local, vendor, and website vulnerabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vulnerability Laboratory Platform A vulnerability research and bug bounty coordination platform that enables security researchers to submit, track, and publish vulnerability advisories across multiple categories including web applications, mobile, remote, local, vendor, and website vulnerabilities.
• Bug Bounty Program List A curated directory of 538+ international bug bounty programs, reward systems, and security acknowledgment programs that researchers can participate in.
• Talks & Workshops Commercial security talks, penetration testing demonstrations, and educational workshops on exploitation techniques and secure programming delivered at industry conferences including Hack in the Box events.
• International Bug Bounty Awards Annual awards recognizing best bug bounty programs, best upcoming programs, and best vulnerability reports of the year through researcher voting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 538+ international bug bounty programs listed
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, minor and flagship.

• Evolution Security GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company providing sponsorship, coordination, and operational support. Founded by Benjamin Kunz Mejri in 2014, Evolution Security GmbH operates the Vulnerability Lab platform and provides penetration testing and vulnerability assessment services.
• CNNVD - China National Vulnerability Database of Information SecuritymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInformation exchange partnership with China's national vulnerability database for coordinated security intelligence sharing and advisory distribution.
• Open CNVD - China National Vulnerability DatabasemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInformation exchange partnership with China's open vulnerability database for cross-border security research coordination.
• American University in CairominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for research collaboration and university engagement in the Middle East region.
• Hack in the BoxmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSecurity conference partnership for speaker support, talks, and presentations at HITB events in Netherlands, Malaysia, and China.
• PayPalflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial community bug bounty program partner - Vulnerability Lab maintains PayPal's official bug bounty program listing and researcher coordination.
• Barracuda NetworksflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial community bug bounty program partner with dedicated listing and hall of fame on Vulnerability Lab platform.
• Facebook Security TeamflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial bug bounty and white-hat hall partner - Facebook's security team engages with researchers through Vulnerability Lab's coordination platform.
• Google AGflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial community bug bounty program partner with active vulnerability coordination through Vulnerability Lab platform.
• Mozilla CorporationflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial bug bounty program partner with Vulnerability Lab providing researcher coordination and program listing.
• Microsoft CorpmajorTechnology or IntegrationSecurity research acknowledgment partnership with Microsoft for OS, software, applications and services vulnerability coordination.
• AdobemajorTechnology or IntegrationSecurity acknowledgment partnership covering Adobe services, reader, player and frameworks vulnerability disclosures.
• Cloud 7 Infrasec AG (Acunetix)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch team exchange partnership for cloud, application and product security collaboration with Acunetix scanner integration.
• PenTest MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSecurity media partnership with IT Security Magazine for content distribution and industry coverage.
• The RegisterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSecurity media partnership with UK-based technology news outlet for vulnerability research news coverage.
• SecWkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted security community partnership with commercial bug bounty programs and automated security check platform in China.
• SoftpediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSecurity news partnership for vulnerability research and downloads news coverage in Romania/International.
• eHacking NewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSecurity media partnership with international information security and hacking news portal.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• YesWeHack: France-based bug bounty and responsible disclosure platform with a similar European coordinator positioning, researcher community, and multi-vendor program list model.
• Cobalt: Pentest and bug bounty coordination platform providing researchers an engagement workflow with enterprise customers; comparable as a research-to-vendor marketplace even if pentest-weighted.
• Bugcrowd: Venture-backed crowdsourced cybersecurity platform offering bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, and pentest-as-a-service programs to enterprise vendors, overlapping directly with Vulnerability Lab's coordination model.
• HackerOne: The largest commercial bug bounty and coordinated disclosure platform globally, directly competing with Vulnerability Lab for researcher registrations and vendor disclosure program mandates.
• Intigriti: European-headquartered bug bounty platform connecting researchers with enterprise disclosure programs; highly comparable given shared EU origin and mid-market EMEA focus.
• Open Bug Bounty: Non-commercial free coordinated vulnerability disclosure platform that mirrors Vulnerability Lab's free public-disclosure community model, enabling researchers to publish cross-vendor findings.

Broad incumbents

• Zero Day Initiative (Trend Micro): Established vulnerability research and acquired-flaws program run as part of Trend Micro's broader security portfolio; comparable in coordinating researcher-vendor disclosure at scale, though backed by a much larger incumbent.

Others

• China National Vulnerability Database (CNVD): State-operated Chinese vulnerability database and an existing information-exchange partner of Vulnerability Lab; ecosystem stakeholder rather than direct competitor, with overlap on cross-border advisory distribution.
• National Vulnerability Database (NIST NVD): U.S. government vulnerability database aggregating advisories and CVEs; not a competitor but a parallel coordinator of public vulnerability intelligence that Vulnerability Lab's advisory feed complements.

Emerging players

• Disclose.io: Project defining safe-harbor terms for vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty programs; thematically adjacent to Vulnerability Lab's coordinated disclosure coordination value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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