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← back to feed·BASEFLASHLOAN2025-04-26 · 1y ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

Impermax

Flash Loan Attack
Estimated loss
$400.0K
VERDICT —UNRATED
Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.
▰ METHOD
FLASHLOAN
FLASHLOANBYTECODE CATCHABLEAI SCANNABLE
Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

▰ PROOF OF CONCEPT
DEFIHACKLABS
src/test/2025-04/ImpermaxV3_exp.sol
view forked test on github ↗

Reproducible Foundry test fork from SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs. Clone the repo, run forge test against the file path above, and replay the exploit against a mainnet fork at the historical block. Use for reproduction only — not for live targets.

Forensic narrative

Impermax was attacked on the Base network. In a tweet, Impermax stated that someone launched a flash loan attack and drained its V3 liquidity pools. The team is currently investigating and advises users not to interact with any V3 pools. Attack method (per SlowMist): Flash Loan Attack. Reported loss: $ 400,000.

Primary source
https://impermax.medium.com/impermax-v3-exploit-post-mortem-6b0818897b25
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
base
protocol
Impermax
bug_class
flashloan
date_occurred
2025-04-26
loss_usd
$400,000
source_id
sm:impermax::2025-04-26
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