OpenAI Researcher Awarded $300 for Sandbox Escape Granting Free Access to Paid Models

A security researcher discovered a critical vulnerability in OpenAI's systems that allowed free access to paid AI models without requiring an API key or account—and received only $300 as a bug bounty reward. The incident, involving researcher Oliver Fish, has reignited criticism over OpenAI's notoriously low compensation for serious security findings, with Fish publicly stating there is now "zero reason to report anything else I find to them."