AA-4626-INFLATIONImpact

ERC-4626 Vault Inflation Attack

First-depositor inflation: attacker deposits 1 wei, transfers tokens directly to the vault to inflate share price, donations from later depositors get rounded to zero shares.

§ Where this technique fits

AA-4626-INFLATION is catalogued under the Impact tactic of the offensive-security kill-chain. It appears in 1 approved dossier in the registry, typically at step 2 on average.

§ Dossiers chaining this technique

ERC-4626 first-depositor inflation → drain new deposits
Be the first depositor with 1 wei → mint 1 share. Send tokens directly to the vault to inflate share price. Every subsequent depositor's amount, integer-divided by the inflated rate, rounds to zero shares.
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§ What commonly comes next

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Valid Accounts
T1078 · Initial Access
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§ Where this technique fits

§ Dossiers chaining this technique

ERC-4626 first-depositor inflation → drain new deposits

§ What commonly comes next