What This Workflow Does
Bug bounty hunters face an overwhelming stream of new vulnerabilities published daily in the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Manually sifting through hundreds of CVEs to find exploitable targets wastes precious time and risks missing high-value opportunities.
This automated workflow solves this problem by continuously monitoring new CVEs, analyzing them with Gemini AI for bug bounty potential, and delivering prioritized Slack alerts. It acts as your 24/7 research assistant, ensuring you never miss a critical vulnerability matching your hunting criteria.
How It Works
1. Continuous CVE Monitoring
The workflow queries NIST's CVE database every hour using their API, checking for newly published vulnerabilities. It filters out low-severity CVEs (below 6.0 CVSS score) to focus on potentially exploitable targets.
2. AI-Powered Analysis
Each qualifying CVE gets processed by Gemini AI, which evaluates factors like attack complexity, potential impact, affected software popularity, and existing exploit availability. The AI assigns a "bounty potential" score from 1-10.
Pro tip: Customize the AI prompt to prioritize vulnerabilities in technologies you specialize in (e.g., WordPress plugins, cloud services).
3. Smart Alert Prioritization
The system compares each CVE's AI score against your configured threshold. Only high-potential vulnerabilities trigger Slack alerts, with clear severity indicators and quick assessment summaries.
Who This Is For
This workflow delivers maximum value for:
- Professional bug bounty hunters wanting to scale their research
- Security teams monitoring for emerging threats
- Penetration testers staying current on new vulnerabilities
- CTF players looking for fresh exploit opportunities
What You'll Need
- An n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
- Google Cloud API key for Gemini AI access
- Slack workspace with incoming webhook permissions
- Basic understanding of CVSS scoring
Quick Setup Guide
- Download and import the JSON template into your n8n instance
- Configure your Google Cloud API credentials
- Set up Slack incoming webhook integration
- Adjust severity thresholds and target technologies
- Activate the workflow and test with sample CVEs
Key Benefits
Save 10+ hours weekly by automating vulnerability research instead of manual CVE monitoring.
Increase bounty earnings by being first to discover and report high-value vulnerabilities.
Reduce alert fatigue with AI-filtered notifications showing only relevant CVEs.
Stay ahead of competitors with real-time alerts the moment new vulnerabilities publish.