Optimizing Your Bug Bounty Workflow with HunterX

Version note. This article was published before HunterX v7.0.0 and uses the v6-era CLI (hunterx scan with the Bounty profile). In v7, work is organized as missions: hunterx hunt full_security_assessment <target> creates and starts a mission, and findings, PoCs and reports are managed with hunterx finding and hunterx report. See the Quickstart and CLI Reference. The Bounty profile and --auth flags shown below are v6-era features.

Bug bounty hunting requires a careful balance between coverage and safety. HunterX’s Bounty profile is specifically designed for this.

The Bounty Profile

Max Requests: 500
Rate Limit:   10 req/s
Destructive:  false

This profile ensures you stay within program limits while maximizing coverage.

Workflow

1. Recon Phase

# Create and start a mission against an authorized target
hunterx hunt full_security_assessment https://target.com
hunterx mission status <mission_id>

2. Focused Assessment

# Track mission surface and findings
hunterx hunt surface <mission_id>
hunterx finding list <mission_id>

3. Validation & PoC

# Engineer and replay a minimal, safe proof for a finding
hunterx finding show <finding_id>
hunterx finding poc <finding_id>
hunterx finding replay <finding_id>

4. Results Analysis

# Generate and export a professional report (SARIF for VS Code / CodeQL)
hunterx report generate <finding_id>
hunterx report export <report_id> sarif

Tips

• Always work from an explicit scope and use the Bounty profile on third-party programs (v6-era CLI)
• Combine with Nuclei for broad template coverage
• Use Docker for consistent environments
• Enable OOB detection for SSRF/blind XXE

Safety First

Remember: HunterX blocks destructive payloads and enforces scope and authorization guards. Never bypass safety constraints on third-party targets.