Adawn

Do Young Park (adawn)

Security researcher focused on vulnerability analysis, browser internals, and exploit development.

Summary

Security researcher with hands-on experience in V8 vulnerability analysis, 1-day exploit reproduction, JavaScript engine internals, and security project leadership. Experienced in debugging browser vulnerabilities from root cause to exploit primitives, documenting research through technical writeups, and leading student security teams and research projects.

Education

Dongseo University

B.S. in Information Security, expected Mar 2027

Mar 2020 - Mar 2027

Experience and Activities

SK Shieldus EQST LAB, V8 Team

Security Researcher, Jan 2026 - Present

ION Study Project

Member, May 2026 - Present

Best of the Best 14th, Vulnerability Analysis Track

Trainee / Project Manager, Jul 2025 - Dec 2025

BoB 14th, Scratch Scratch Bugbug Team

Project Manager, Sep 2025 - Dec 2025

RubiyaLab CTF Team

Member, Jul 2025 - Present

Vulnerability Research Club

Member, Apr 2025 - Jul 2025

Dongseo University CNSL

President, Jan 2025 - Jan 2026

SegFau1t / whs{segfault}

Project Manager, May 2024 - Jun 2025

White Hat School 2nd

Trainee, Mar 2024 - Sep 2024

Selected Projects

NAS Vulnerability Research

breadhackers

CVE-2024-0517 1-day Analysis

Project Manager, May 2024 - Sep 2024

  • Led a team project analyzing CVE-2024-0517 in V8 from environment setup to exploitation.
  • Studied Maglev, allocation folding, garbage collection, OOB access, WebAssembly RWX memory, fake object, address-of, AAR, and AAW primitives.
  • Debugged the vulnerability locally and adapted public PoC logic to match the target memory layout.
  • Presented the work at the 29th Hacking Camp.

CVE-2020-6418 1-day Analysis

Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Analyzed a V8 TurboFan vulnerability involving runtime map changes through JavaScript Proxy behavior.
  • Implemented exploit primitives including address-of, fake object, arbitrary read/write, and WebAssembly RWX memory control.
  • Achieved shell execution and documented the analysis as a multi-part technical blog series.
  • Presented the topic at the 2025 CCA offline seminar.

Internal CTF Platform and Event Operation

Project Lead, Jan 2025 - Mar 2025

  • Led the development and operation of an internal CTF event for a university security club.
  • Coordinated platform development, challenge design, event operations, logs, tickets, and participant feedback.

IP Camera Security Threat Analysis and Guidelines

  • Analyzed common IP camera risks including default credentials, weak settings, outdated firmware, and unsafe network exposure.
  • Built a controlled ESP32-based test environment and proposed practical user security guidelines.

JavaScript Engine Fuzzing Research

  • Studied Fuzzilli-based JavaScript engine fuzzing for V8, JavaScriptCore, and SpiderMonkey.
  • Investigated coverage limitations, crash analysis, and visualization-driven fuzzing improvements.

State-Guided Fuzzing with Fuzzilli

Project Manager, BoB 14th

  • Led a research project applying state-guided fuzzing concepts to V8.
  • Focused on internal state transitions such as element transitions and inline cache transitions as vulnerability discovery targets.

Presentations

  • 2025 CCA Offline Seminar: CVE-2020-6418 and V8 vulnerability exploitation.
  • 29th Hacking Camp: CVE-2024-0517 analysis and beginner-oriented V8 vulnerability research.

Awards

  • 3rd Place, K.knock · D-Alpha · CAUtion Joint Club CTF, 김민규그는감히전설이라고할수있다, July 26, 2026
  • Top Excellence Award, SECTOR 2026, 늙크크, July 14, 2026
  • 3rd Place, Midnight Sun CTF 2026 Finals, EQST, June 4-5, 2026
  • QNAP, July 2026
    • CVEs: CVE-2026-53886, CVE-2026-59754, CVE-2026-59757, CVE-2026-59758, CVE-2026-62400, CVE-2026-62402, CVE-2026-62403, CVE-2026-62404, CVE-2026-62408, CVE-2026-62411, CVE-2026-63051, CVE-2026-63053, CVE-2026-63054, CVE-2026-63057, CVE-2026-63063, CVE-2026-63068, CVE-2026-63593, CVE-2026-63597, CVE-2026-63598, CVE-2026-63605, CVE-2026-63607, CVE-2026-63617.
    • Status: Assigned.
  • CVE-2026-43658 (WebKit), Apple Security, May 2026
  • V8 M148 n-day vulnerability exploit submission, Google VRP, May 2026
  • V8 M147 n-day vulnerability exploit submission, Google VRP, April 2026
  • Sincere Hacker, 29th Hacking Camp, Aug 2024
  • 3rd Place, Spear Phishing Response Training, Ulsan Information Security Support Center, Dec 2023

CTF Achievements

2026

  • 2nd Place, D^3CTF 2026, EQST, July 25-26, 2026
  • 4th Place, Junior.Crypt.2026 CTF, adawn, July 11-12, 2026
  • 2nd Place, R3CTF 2026, EQST, July 4-6, 2026
  • 3rd Place, Midnight Sun CTF 2026 Finals, EQST, June 4-5, 2026
  • 7th Place, DEF CON CTF 2026 Qualifier, The Seoul Sauna Shogunate, May 22-24, 2026, advanced to finals
  • 3rd Place, Midnight Sun CTF 2026 Qualifier, KR_EQST, May 10-11, 2026, advanced to finals
  • 9th Place, HACKTHEON SEJONG 2026 Qualifier, Advanced Division, MeowMeow, Apr 25, 2026, advanced to finals
  • 3rd Place, UMD CTF Open Division, EQST, Apr 24-26, 2026
  • 4th Place, b01lers CTF, EQST, Apr 18-20, 2026
  • 4th Place, Incognito CTF, EQST, Apr 14-15, 2026
  • 8th Place, TAMU CTF, EQST, Mar 20-22, 2026
  • 1st Place, Midnight CTF Quals Professional Division, EQST & Rubiya Team, Mar 13-15, 2026

Certifications

  • Craftsman Information Processing, Dec 2023
  • Network Manager Level 2, Oct 2023
  • Industrial Security Management Specialist, Dec 2023
  • Linux Master Level 2, Dec 2023

Training

  • Best of the Best 14th, Jun 2025
  • White Hat School 2nd, Sep 2024
  • 32nd Hacking Camp, POC Security, Feb 2026
  • 30th Hacking Camp, POC Security, Feb 2025
  • 29th Hacking Camp, POC Security, Aug 2024
  • KISA Bug Hunting Practical Training, Startup Collaboration Course, Aug 2024
  • KISA Incident Response Training: YARA-based Regular Expression Usage, Feb 2024
  • KISA Incident Response Training: Reverse Code Engineering, Feb 2024
  • KISA Incident Response Training: Spear Phishing Response Basic, Dec 2023
  • KISA Incident Response Training: Spear Phishing Response Advanced 1, HWP, Dec 2023
  • KISA Incident Response Training: Spear Phishing Response Advanced 2, MS Office, Dec 2023
  • KISA Information Security Product Practical Training, Basic 2, Nov 2023
  • KISA Incident Response Training: Malware Identification, Nov 2024
  • KISA Incident Response Training: Shellcode Analysis, Nov 2024

Skills

  • Vulnerability Analysis
  • Browser Exploitation
  • V8 Internals
  • JavaScript Engine Fuzzing
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Exploit Primitives
  • Debugging
  • Reverse Engineering