About

Pranav Jayan (@progprnv AKA pr0gx)

I’m a passionate security professional dedicated to finding and fixing vulnerabilities. My expertise spans:

  • Web, Host, Network & API Penetration Testing
  • Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research

Professional Experience

Independent Security Researcher
April 2021 - Present

  • Assigned 5x CVE (CVE-2025-51501, CVE-2025-51502, CVE-2025-51503, CVE-2025-51504, CVE-2025-60954)
  • Received bug bounty rewards from Bugcrowd and HackerOne
  • Received monetary rewards from self-hosted bug bounty programs
  • 30+ Hall of Fame recognitions from NASA, US Government, ISRO, Lenovo, Philips and .gov.in entities
  • Young Researcher Award for International Research Excellence Awards 2024 by dprg.co.in in the field of cybersecurity

Web App Penetration Tester (Contract work) — ThinkSoftware Pvt. Limited
November 2024 - January 2025

Intern (Security) — ShadowFox
May - June 2024

  • Gained hands-on experience in identifying and reporting security vulnerabilities in professional environments
  • Familiar with testing for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities to strengthen application security posture

Certifications & Credentials

  • CNSP — Certified Network Security Practitioner (2024)
  • OCFA — Opswat Cybersecurity Fundamentals Associate (2024)
  • ICIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (2024)
  • OFSA — Opswat File Upload Security Associate (2024)

Education

  • B.Tech Computer Science Engineering
    APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (2023-2027)