W3-FRONT-RUNImpact

Front-running (generalised)

Submit a copy of a profitable mempool tx with a higher gas price — your tx mines first, you capture the value.

§ Where this technique fits

W3-FRONT-RUN 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

MEV bot honeypot → drain searcher
Plant a transaction that looks like easy arbitrage in the public mempool. The MEV searcher bot front-runs into a trap contract whose 'profit' function reverts and seizes the searcher's gas + funds.
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§ What commonly comes next

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MEV Bot Exploit (whitehat bait)
W3-MEV-BOT-EXPLOIT · Impact
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§ Where this technique fits

§ Dossiers chaining this technique

MEV bot honeypot → drain searcher

§ What commonly comes next