Solana Program Security Audits
Solana processes 40M+ daily transactions with billions in TVL across DeFi, NFTs, and payments. Its account-based architecture creates entirely different vulnerability classes than the EVM. The same model produced the Wormhole ($320M), Mango ($114M), and Cashio ($52M) exploits. Our Rust-native auditors review your programs against the classes that actually cause Solana losses, before mainnet.
40M+
Daily transactions
$8B+
DeFi TVL
2,000+
Active programs
Solana-Specific Security Risks
Every blockchain has unique security properties. These are the risks specific to building on Solana.
Account Model Vulnerabilities
Solana programs don't own their data. Accounts must be explicitly validated: ownership, type, initialization status. Missing checks are the #1 exploit vector.
CPI (Cross-Program Invocation) Risks
Programs calling other programs can be tricked into invoking attacker-controlled code that mimics expected interfaces.
PDA Seed Collisions
Program Derived Addresses with weak seeds can collide, allowing attackers to substitute malicious accounts.
Unchecked Arithmetic in Release Mode
Rust's integer overflow checks are disabled in release builds by default. Programs that rely on debug-mode panics ship exploitable math.
Sysvar & Account Spoofing
Reading a sysvar (clock, instructions, rent) from an account that was never validated. Wormhole's $320M hack used a forged instructions sysvar to bypass signature verification.
Signer Authorization Gaps
Missing or incorrect signer checks on privileged instructions. Admin functions, withdrawals, and state mutations can be triggered by accounts that never signed.
Oracle & Price Manipulation
Programs that trust manipulable price feeds or thin-liquidity AMM prices. Mango ($114M), Crema ($8.8M), and Nirvana ($3.5M) were all Solana price-manipulation exploits.
Notable Exploits on Solana
Real incidents that demonstrate why Solana security audits matter.
Wormhole
$320M2022Signature verification bypass: deprecated system program function allowed forged guardian set.
Mango Markets
$114M2022Oracle price manipulation via concentrated trading in thin liquidity.
Cashio
$52M2022Missing account validation on collateral backing check.
Crema Finance
$8.8M2022Forged price tick account let the attacker report fake liquidity prices and drain pools.
Nirvana Finance
$3.5M2022Flash-loan attack manipulated the ANA bonding-curve price to mint and redeem at a profit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Relevant Audit Services
Rust Audits
Specialist Rust smart contract audits for Solana (Anchor + native), NEAR, CosmWasm, and Substrate. Account validation, CPI safety, PDA, and program-logic review.
DeFi Security
Security audits for DeFi protocols: DEXs, lending, vaults, staking, and yield aggregators. Economic attack modeling, oracle analysis, and governance review.
Pen Testing
Adversarial penetration testing for Web3 infrastructure. Real-world attack simulations targeting smart contracts, frontends, APIs, and operational security.
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