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Pwn2Own Ireland Day Two Sees Exploits Against AI Infrastructure, Galaxy S26 and Smart Home Targets

October 7, 2026 at 17:28 EDT

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Security researchers turned the second day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 into a broad exploit check on AI infrastructure and connected devices, with the Day Two record listing 21 successful demonstrations out of 24 attempts. The successful targets included Dynamo, Oracle Autonomous AI Database, Chroma, Samsung Galaxy S26, Home Assistant Green, Sonos Era 300 and Lexmark CX532adwe, while three attempts failed under contest conditions.

Oct. 7, 2026 · Pwn2Own Ireland

AI Infrastructure Under Live Exploit Testing

Day Two produced 21 successful demonstrations in 24 attempts across AI infrastructure, phones, smart home gear and printers. Dynamo, Oracle Autonomous AI Database and Chroma all appeared on the exploit board.

attempts scheduled and recorded

successful demonstrations

AI infrastructure wins

$40k

Dynamo full prize

Most attempts succeeded

Each block represents three attempts. The columns show the result balance at the end of the day.

successful demos

failed attempts

Where the wins clustered

Home Assistant Green

Galaxy S26

Lexmark CX532adwe

Oracle AI Database

What the day exposed

AI serving

Dynamo

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AI data

Oracle Autonomous AI Database

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Retrieval stack

Chroma

The AI layer was tested as deployable infrastructure: inference, database and retrieval components all produced results.

Why it matters

AI infrastructure is now part of live exploit contests alongside phones, smart hubs and printers.

What to watch

Collisions and reduced payouts mean the demo count is not the same as a clean count of new flaws.

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