Hall of Fame
Public, third-party records that credit me by name as Adesh Nandkishor Kolte or Adesh Kolte. Every card below links directly to the source, so every entry is independently verifiable.
Microsoft · BlackHat 2018
Top 100 Security Researchers: Rank #70
Named on Microsoft's official Top 100 list at BlackHat 2018, ranked 70th worldwide. The MSRC also issued a Top 100 commemorative coin.
View MSRC blog postMicrosoft · MSRC Online Services
10 Monthly Acknowledgments (2017–2018)
Listed in the Microsoft Security Researcher Acknowledgments archive across ten separate months: March, April, August, September, November 2017, and March, April, May, June, July 2018.
View archived MSRC Online Services listApple
Web Server Security Acknowledgements: August 2018
"Adesh Nandkishor Kolte of Independent Security Researcher, India (@AdeshKolte)"
View Apple Support page (2017–2018)Apple
Web Server Security Acknowledgements: December 2020
"Adesh Nandkishor Kolte"
View Apple Support page (2019–2020)Google
Bug Hunters: Researcher Profile
Public Google Bug Hunters profile recognizing reported security issues across Google products.
View Google Bug Hunters profileAT&T · HackerOne
Bug Bounty Q1 2018: $750 + $1,000 RCE / CSRF
Independent researcher payouts from AT&T's HackerOne program for remediated vulnerability submissions, including a CSRF leading to account takeover.
View AT&T program on HackerOneD-Link · Security Advisory SAP10489
DIR-819: Unauthenticated Admin Session Termination
Listed by D-Link as a Report #1 reporter for a vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers on the local network to terminate active administrative sessions in the DIR-819 web admin interface. Advisory published 23 January 2026.
View D-Link advisory SAP10489HackerOne
Researcher Profile: hackeradeshkolte
Public HackerOne profile with disclosed reports across multiple programs.
View HackerOne profileHostBill
Security Acknowledgements: Responsible Disclosure
"Adesh Nandkishor Kolte"
View HostBill responsible disclosure pageZoho
Bug Bounty Hall of Fame
Listed in Zoho's Bug Bounty program for reported vulnerabilities.
View Zoho Bug Bounty Hall of Fame
CVE Credits
Public CVE entries on NVD that reference my research:
CVE-2020-7997 · ASUS
XSS in ASUS WRT-AC66U 3 Parental Control
Cross-site scripting in the Client Name field of the Parental Control feature. Affected firmware: 3.0.0.4.372_67. CVSS 6.1.
View NVD entryCVE-2020-7998 · iOS
Arbitrary File Upload: Super File Explorer 1.0.1
Unauthenticated arbitrary file upload via the FTP/Web UI services in a developer path with no default password protection.
View NVD entryCVE-2020-15907 · Mahara
Stored XSS via File and Folder Names
Affects Mahara 19.04 (before 19.04.6), 19.10 (before 19.10.4), and 20.04 (before 20.04.1). Cataloged at VulDB #159393.
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Proof Gists
Public proof-of-concept gists referenced by the CVE entries above: