{"slug": "researchers-expose-openai-vulnerability-using-rival-ai-model", "title": "Researchers Expose OpenAI Vulnerability Using Rival AI Model", "summary": "Hacktron researchers uncovered a major OpenAI vulnerability that exposed a potential account takeover risk for ChatGPT and Codex users who logged into OpenAI's help forum, chaining flaws to gain access to multiple OpenAI accounts. The researchers used a rival AI model to develop the exploit.", "body_md": "Meet the Hacktron researchers who uncovered a major OpenAI vulnerability, exposing a potential account takeover risk for ChatGPT and Codex users who logged into the company's help forum. They cleverly used a rival AI model to develop an exploit, chaining flaws to gain access to multiple OpenAI accounts.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/researchers-expose-openai-vulnerability-using-rival-ai-model", "canonical_source": "https://osintsights.com/researchers-expose-openai-vulnerability-using-rival-ai-model", "published_at": "2026-09-18 18:03:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 18:23:26.677655+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Hacktron", "ChatGPT", "Codex"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/researchers-expose-openai-vulnerability-using-rival-ai-model", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/researchers-expose-openai-vulnerability-using-rival-ai-model.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/researchers-expose-openai-vulnerability-using-rival-ai-model.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/researchers-expose-openai-vulnerability-using-rival-ai-model.jsonld"}}