How I Found My First CVE as a College Student (And What Most Guides Don't Tell You)

Everyone talks about CVEs like they're some mythical achievement reserved for seasoned professionals with 10 years of experience and a hoodie covered in conference stickers. I'm a BCA student. I found five. This isn't a flex post. It's the guide I wish existed when I started — because most resources out there skip the parts that actually matter. Why I Started Bug Hunting I was deep into TryHackMe rooms and HackTheBox machines, grinding through CTFs at 2 AM, and somewhere in between I started ask