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Axelar Network is a decentralized interoperability network connecting all blockchains, assets and apps through a universal set of protocols and APIs.

Arbitrum
Avalanche
BSC
Base
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Celo
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ETH
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Filecoin
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Blockchain
Defi
Maximum Bounty
$2,250,000
Live Since
11 March 2022
Last Updated
08 April 2024
  • PoC required

  • KYC required

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Assets in Scope

Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Interchain Token Service contract address (all chains)
24 January 2024
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Infrastructure - GMP SDK
24 January 2024
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Interchain Governance Contract
24 January 2024
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Infrastructure - Axelar EVM Gateway
24 January 2024
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Interchain Token Service
23 January 2024
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - AXL token address
23 January 2024
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Interchain Token Factory contract address proxy (all chains)
23 January 2024
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Binance axlUSDC token address
24 August 2022
Target
Type
Added on
Smart Contract - Binance Axelar Gateway contract address Proxy
24 August 2022
Target
Type
Added on
Blockchain/DLT - Axelar node spinup script for users and validators
13 May 2022
Target
Type
Added on
Blockchain/DLT - Axelarcrypto library
13 May 2022
Target
Type
Added on
Blockchain/DLT - Infrastructure - Axelar signer
13 May 2022

Impacts in Scope

Critical
Network not being able to confirm new transactions (Total network shutdown)
Critical
Unintended permanent chain split requiring hard fork (Network partition requiring hard fork)
Critical
Direct loss of funds
Critical
Permanent freezing of funds (fix requires hardfork)
Critical
Any governance voting result manipulation
Critical
Non-determinism in the network and consensus failure
Critical
Cryptographic vulnerabilities
Critical
Vulnerabilities related to validator voting manipulation on external chain events
Critical
Direct theft of any user funds, whether at-rest or in-motion
Critical
Permanent freezing of funds
Critical
Insolvency
Critical
Unauthorized mint/burn/transfer of wrapped assets

Out of scope

Program's Out of Scope information

The following vulnerabilities are excluded from the rewards for this bug bounty program:

  • Attacks that the reporter has already exploited themselves, leading to damage
  • Attacks requiring access to leaked keys/credentials
  • Attacks requiring access to privileged addresses (governance, strategist)

Smart Contracts and Blockchain

  • Incorrect data supplied by third party oracles
    • Not to exclude oracle manipulation/flash loan attacks
  • Basic economic governance attacks (e.g. 51% attack)
  • Lack of liquidity
  • Best practice critiques
  • Sybil attacks
  • Centralization risks
  • Third party dependencies, especially Cosmos SDK dependencies
  • In the tofn repository, the only thing in scope is src/ecdsa/mod.rs and it’s project dependencies, excluding third-party dependencies
  • In the tofnd repository, the only thing in scope is parts related to src/ecdsa/mod.rs in tofn repository

The following activities are prohibited by this bug bounty program:

  • Any testing with mainnet or public testnet contracts; all testing should be done on private testnets
  • Any testing with pricing oracles or third party smart contracts
  • Attempting phishing or other social engineering attacks against our employees and/or customers
  • Any testing with third party systems and applications (e.g. browser extensions) as well as websites (e.g. SSO providers, advertising networks)
  • Any denial of service attacks
  • Automated testing of services that generates significant amounts of traffic
  • Public disclosure of an unpatched vulnerability in an embargoed bounty