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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services vulnerability disclosure.
Plain answers on whether Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pays, how much legal protection it gives researchers, and where to send a report.
What kind of security program does Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services run?
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services runs a vulnerability disclosure program with no cash bounty, with full safe harbor.
At a glance
- Pays bounties
- No
- Swag
- No
- Hall of fame
- Not stated
- Safe harbor
- Full
- Security contact
- cms_it_service_desk@cms.hhs.gov
- security.txt
- Not stated
- PGP key
- Not stated
- Public disclosure
- Not stated
- Disclosure timeline
- Not stated
- Preferred languages
- Not stated
- Policy page
- Live at last check
One policy covers 2 listed sites and brands
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Type: vulnerability disclosure program. Data from the disclose.io open database (CC0), snapshot November 2026. Policies change — always read Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's own policy and scope before testing.
[ FAQ ] — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: questions researchers ask
Does Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have a bug bounty program?
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Not a paid one. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has a public vulnerability disclosure policy that welcomes reports without a cash bounty.
How do I report a vulnerability to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?
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Read Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's published policy first and stay inside its scope. The listed security contact is cms_it_service_desk@cms.hhs.gov. Include clear reproduction steps, impact and a proof of concept.
Does Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offer safe harbor to security researchers?
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Yes, full safe harbor. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services commits not to take legal action against good-faith research that follows its policy, covering both anti-hacking and anti-circumvention laws.
Does Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give swag or hall of fame credit?
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not offer swag.
Which sites does Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's security policy cover?
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One Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy covers 2 entries in the public database, including Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Report issues on any of them through the same channel — and check each is in scope first.
Is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's security policy still active?
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Its policy page was reachable when the disclose.io data was snapshotted (November 2026). Policies change, so always read the current version.
How do I write a report Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will accept?
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Lead with impact, give exact steps to reproduce, attach a minimal proof of concept and suggest a fix. Our guide on writing reports triagers love walks through each part.
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