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Security: GZTimeWalker/GZCTF

SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Supported Versions

Security updates are provided for the following versions:

Version Supported
Latest stable release
develop branch
Older versions

Reporting a Vulnerability

Please report vulnerabilities through GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting.

  1. Open the repository on GitHub.
  2. Go to the Security tab.
  3. Click Report a vulnerability.

Please do not open public issues for security reports.

Include in your report

  • Affected version or commit
  • Clear reproduction steps and/or PoC
  • Impact assessment
  • Suggested fix (if available)

Response Timeline

  • Initial acknowledgement: within 72 hours
  • Triage and severity assessment: within 7 days
  • Status updates: at least every 14 days until resolution

Disclosure Policy

We follow coordinated disclosure:

  • Keep details private until a fix is available.
  • Publish an advisory and/or CVE after remediation when appropriate.
  • If remediation is delayed, coordinate a disclosure timeline (target: up to 90 days).

Safe Harbor

If you act in good faith and follow this policy, we will not pursue legal action for:

  • Security research intended to improve project security
  • Non-destructive testing that avoids privacy violations and service disruption

Please avoid:

  • Data exfiltration, persistence, or privilege abuse beyond proving impact
  • Denial-of-service and large-scale automated scanning
  • Any action that harms users, infrastructure, or data
Learn more about advisories related to GZTimeWalker/GZCTF in the GitHub Advisory Database