Pwn2Own Automotive 2025: The Full Schedule – Zero Day Initiative – Blog
こんにちは and welcome to the second annual Pwn2Own Automotive competition. We are at Automotive World in Tokyo, and we’ve brought together some of the best researchers in the world to test the latest automotive components. We had our random drawing for the order of events earlier today, and from that, we have put together the following schedule. Please note that all times are local to Tokyo and may change at any point.
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Day One Day Two Day Three
Day One
Wednesday, January 22 – 1100
Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1130
Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Radu Motspan (@_moradek_), Polina Smirnova (@moe_hw) and Mikhail Evdokimov (@konatabrk) of PCAutomotive targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1200
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1230
Cong Thanh (@ExLuck99) and Nam Dung (greengrass19000) of ANHTUD targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1300
PHP Hooligans targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1330
GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc. targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1400
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Ubiquiti Connect EV Station in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1430
Thanh Do (@nyanctl) of Team Confused targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1500
Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1530
Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
SK Shieldus(@EQSTLab) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1600
Rob Blakely and Andres Campuzano of the Technical Debt Collectors targeting the Automotive Grade Linux in the Operating System category for $40000 and 4 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1630
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Pwn2Own After Dark
Wednesday, January 22 – 1700
Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Riccardo Mori of Quarkslab (@quarkslab) targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Wednesday, January 22 – 1730
Bongeun Koo(@kiddo_pwn) of STEALIEN targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Day Two
Thursday, January 23 – 1100
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
PHP Hooligans targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Thursday, January 23 – 1200
The ZIEN, Inc. (@zien_security) [HANRYEOL PARK (@hanR0724), HYOJIN LEE (@meixploit), HYEOKJONG YUN (@dig06161), HYEONJUN LEE (@gul9ul), DOWON KWAK (@D0uneo), YOUNGMIN CHO (@ZIEN0621)] targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Cong Thanh (@ExLuck99) and Nam Dung (greengrass19000) of ANHTUD targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Thursday, January 23 – 1300
HT3 Labs (@ht3labs) targeting the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Radu Motspan (@_moradek_), Polina Smirnova (@moe_hw) and Mikhail Evdokimov (@konatabrk) of PCAutomotive targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points.
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Thursday, January 23 – 1400
Pony 74 targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc. targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Thursday, January 23 – 1500
Rafal Goryl of PixiePoint Security targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Radu Motspan (@_moradek_), Polina Smirnova (@moe_hw) and Mikhail Evdokimov (@konatabrk) of PCAutomotive targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Thursday, January 23 – 1600
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Attack addon for $70000 and 7 Master of Pwn Points.
CIS Team targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Pwn2Own After Dark
Thursday, January 23 – 1700
PHP Hooligans targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the EMPORIA EV Charger Level 2 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Thursday, January 23 – 1800
Juurin Oy, Elias Ikkelä-Koski and Aapo Oksman targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Compass Security (@compasssecurity) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Day Three
Friday, January 24 – 1100
Bongeun Koo(@kiddo_pwn) of STEALIEN targeting the Ubiquiti Connect EV Station in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points.
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Friday, January 24 – 1130
Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Friday, January 24 – 1200
PHP Hooligans targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Thanh Do (@nyanctl) of Team Confused targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Friday, January 24 – 1230
Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Friday, January 24 – 1300
Rob Blakely and Andres Campuzano of the Technical Debt Collectors targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points.
Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points.
Friday, January 24 – 1400
Evan Grant (@stargravy) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.
The Results
We’ll be blogging and tweeting results in real-time throughout the competition. Be sure to keep an eye on the blog for the latest information. We’ll also be posting live results on Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, so follow us on your favorite social platform for the latest news, and keep an eye on the #P2OAuto hashtag for continuing coverage.
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