January 4, 2026
When tiny bugs go full Voltron
Six Harmless Bugs Lead to Remote Code Execution
Six ‘harmless’ bugs snowball into a security meltdown, commenters roast Logpoint
TLDR: A researcher chained six small flaws into remote code execution without login on Logpoint’s security tool. Commenters blasted the “harmless” label and slammed Logpoint’s handling, warning that tiny bugs can combine into big disasters—especially inside products meant to protect you.
Security researcher Mehmet Ince’s New Year gift to the internet: a deep-dive showing how six “small” flaws in Logpoint’s security platform teamed up into pre‑auth RCE — meaning attackers could run code without even logging in. The write-up reads like a detective story, but the comments turned it into a courtroom drama. One camp is furious at calling these bugs “harmless,” pointing to the scary combo of eval (a feature that literally runs text as code), hard‑coded secrets, and leaked credentials. Another camp is roasting Logpoint’s response: no proper way to receive reports and slow fixes for a security product? The crowd isn’t having it.
The hottest take: “this is why we don’t trust security appliances,” with memes flying about six tiny bugs forming a villainous Voltron. Some joked that eval is the “YOLO button” of coding and compared the appliance to “Swiss cheese with a login screen.” Still, a few voices applauded Ince’s methodical approach and responsible disclosure, calling the story a masterclass in how tiny cracks become a chasm. Whether you blame clickbait wording or vendor negligence, the vibe is clear: if your “security” box can be popped before login, the internet will bring the popcorn.
Key Points
- •Initial 24-hour assessment found three serious LogPoint vulnerabilities, followed by responsible disclosure.
- •The researcher mapped the appliance architecture: two Nginx layers, host Python services, and Docker-based Java microservices.
- •Access to the system was achieved via Ubuntu recovery to regain root and SSH; Python bytecode was decompiled with uncompyle6.
- •A six-bug chain enabled pre-auth RCE: exposed internal routes, hard-coded signing secret, leaked API credentials, SSRF pivot, static AES key bypass, and eval() sink.
- •The final outcome was remote code execution on the LogPoint appliance without prior authentication.