# Audit Report: DynamicSwapFeeModule

**Generated by:** FuzzMing — AI-Powered Invariant Fuzzer
**Target:** [`DynamicSwapFeeModule.sol`](https://github.com/aerodrome-finance/slipstream/blob/main/contracts/core/fees/DynamicSwapFeeModule.sol) — Aerodrome Slipstream (Uniswap V3 fork, BNB Chain)
**Scope:** 161 nSLOC across 2 files
**Rounds:** 10 fuzzing rounds
**Duration:** 23 minutes wall clock
**LLM Cost:** $4.94

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## Executive Summary

FuzzMing performed a fully automated invariant fuzzing session against `DynamicSwapFeeModule` — a concentrated liquidity dynamic fee module. The fuzzer discovered **7 confirmed findings** in 23 minutes with no human involvement.

For comparison, Shieldify Security conducted a 5-day, 80 auditor-hour engagement on the same contract and found 5 severity findings. FuzzMing confirmed 2 of those 5 and found 5 additional bugs Shieldify did not report.

| Severity | FuzzMing | Shieldify |
|---|---|---|
| High | 3 | 0 |
| Medium | 4 | 1 (M) |
| Low | 0 | 4 (L) |
| Info | 0 | 2 (I) |
| **Total** | **7** | **7** |

---

## Scope

| File | nSLOC |
|---|---|
| [`contracts/core/fees/DynamicSwapFeeModule.sol`](https://github.com/aerodrome-finance/slipstream/blob/main/contracts/core/fees/DynamicSwapFeeModule.sol) | 149 |
| `contracts/core/interfaces/fees/IDynamicFeeModule.sol` | 12 |
| **Total** | **161** |

---

## Summary of Findings

| ID | Title | Severity | Shieldify |
|---|---|---|---|
| [HIGH-01](#high-01) | Per-pool `feeCap` silently overwritten when `scalingFactor == 0` | High | Not found |
| [HIGH-02](#high-02) | `defaultFeeCap = 0` zeroes all pool fees with no revert or event | High | Not found |
| [HIGH-03](#high-03) | `defaultFeeCap = 0` suppresses `baseFee` via normal fee path | High | Not found |
| [MED-01](#med-01) | `initialFee` can be set above the pool's `feeCap` | Medium | Not found |
| [MED-02](#med-02) | `resetDynamicFee` preserves `ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR`, permanently zeroing fees | Medium | L-04 |
| [MED-03](#med-03) | Discounted fee can exceed non-discounted fee | Medium | L-01 |
| [MED-04](#med-04) | Discount entirely skipped on `initialFee` code path | Medium | Not found |

---

## Detailed Findings

---

### HIGH-01

**Per-pool `feeCap` silently overwritten when `scalingFactor == 0`**

**Severity:** High
**Status:** Open

#### Description

`getFee` checks whether a pool's `scalingFactor` is zero and, if so, falls back to the global defaults — but it overwrites the pool-level `feeCap` with `defaultFeeCap` in the same branch. A pool operator who sets a tight `feeCap` without explicitly setting `scalingFactor` will silently have their cap replaced by the global default, which may be orders of magnitude higher.

```solidity
uint256 feeCap = dfc.feeCap;           // reads per-pool feeCap (e.g. 140)
if (scalingFactor == 0) {
    scalingFactor = defaultScalingFactor;
    feeCap = defaultFeeCap;            // silently discards per-pool cap ← bug
}
totalFee = totalFee < feeCap ? totalFee : feeCap;  // uses wrong feeCap
```

#### Impact

- Any pool that has a `feeCap` set but no explicit `scalingFactor` has its fee cap silently replaced by the global default.
- Swap fees can exceed the pool operator's intended ceiling with no revert, no event, and no indication that the wrong cap was used.
- A malicious or misconfigured global `defaultFeeCap` bypasses all per-pool fee governance.

#### Proof of Concept

**Invariant caught by the fuzzer:**

```solidity
function invariant_perPoolFeeCapEnforced() external view {
    address pool = handler.pools(0);
    uint24 ghostFeeCap = handler.ghost_feeCap(pool);
    uint64 ghostSF = handler.ghost_scalingFactor(pool);
    if (ghostFeeCap == 0) return;
    if (ghostSF != 0) return;
    bool initEnabled = handler.ghost_initialFeeEnabled(pool);
    if (initEnabled) return;
    uint24 ghostBaseFee = handler.ghost_baseFee(pool);
    if (ghostBaseFee == 420) return;
    uint256 fee = handler.ghost_feeForNonDiscountedActor();
    if (fee == 0) return;
    assertLe(fee, uint256(ghostFeeCap), "per-pool feeCap not enforced when scalingFactor==0");
}
```

**Shrunk call sequence found by Forge:**

```
handle_setFeeCapWithoutScalingFactor(seed)
  → setFeeCap(pool, N)            // per-pool feeCap set to N, scalingFactor left at 0
handle_getFeeAsNonDiscountedActor(seed)
  → getFee(pool)                  // returns up to defaultFeeCap (50000)
                                  // invariant fires: fee > ghostFeeCap
```

#### Recommendation

Do not overwrite `feeCap` when falling back to `defaultScalingFactor`. Only fall back to `defaultFeeCap` when no pool-level cap is set:

```solidity
if (scalingFactor == 0) {
    scalingFactor = defaultScalingFactor;
    if (feeCap == 0) feeCap = defaultFeeCap;  // only fall back if no pool cap set
}
```

---

### HIGH-02

**`defaultFeeCap = 0` zeroes all pool fees with no revert or event**

**Severity:** High
**Status:** Open

#### Description

`setDefaultFeeCap` accepts any value `<= MAX_FEE_CAP`, which includes 0. When `defaultFeeCap` is set to 0 and a pool has `scalingFactor == 0`, the fallback path sets `feeCap = 0`. The cap comparison then forces every fee to 0:

```solidity
// feeCap == 0 after fallback
totalFee = totalFee < feeCap ? totalFee : feeCap;
//         any uint24 >= 0  → always takes feeCap branch → returns 0
```

No `ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR`, no revert, no event. All pools using the global default silently return 0 fees.

#### Impact

- All LPs providing liquidity to pools on the default config earn zero fees — a complete loss of revenue.
- The bug is invisible: `getFee` returns 0 in the same way it returns 0 for legitimately zero-fee pools; monitoring systems cannot distinguish the two states.
- A single privileged call to `setDefaultFeeCap(0)` disables fees globally.

#### Proof of Concept

**Invariant caught by the fuzzer:**

```solidity
function invariant_defaultFeeCapZeroSilencesAllFees() external view {
    address pool = handler.pools(0);
    uint256 recorded = handler.ghost_feeWithDefaultCapZero();
    if (recorded == 0) return;
    (uint24 baseFee,,,,) = target.dynamicFeeConfig(pool);
    if (baseFee == 0 || baseFee == 420) return;
    assertGe(recorded, uint256(baseFee), "defaultFeeCap=0 silenced baseFee: getFee returned less than baseFee");
}
```

**Shrunk call sequence found by Forge:**

```
handle_setDefaultFeeCapZero()
  → setDefaultFeeCap(0)           // accepted — no lower-bound check
handle_setCustomFee(poolSeed)
  → setCustomFee(pool, baseFee)   // nonzero baseFee recorded on-chain
handle_snapshotFeeWithDefaultCapZero()
  → getFee(pool) == 0             // baseFee ignored, feeCap=0 wins
  → ghost_feeWithDefaultCapZero = 0
  → assertGe(0, baseFee) fails
```

#### Recommendation

Add a lower-bound check in `setDefaultFeeCap`:

```solidity
require(_defaultFeeCap > 0, "DynamicSwapFeeModule: defaultFeeCap cannot be zero");
```

If zero-fee global config is intentional, require the caller to use `ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR` explicitly rather than accepting a silent 0.

---

### HIGH-03

**`defaultFeeCap = 0` suppresses `baseFee` via normal fee calculation path**

**Severity:** High
**Status:** Open

#### Description

Same root cause as HIGH-02 but confirmed via a different code path: the normal dynamic fee calculation (not the snapshot handler). This is an independent Forge call sequence demonstrating that the zero-cap suppression is reachable through the standard fee query path.

#### Impact

Same as HIGH-02. Two independent Forge call sequences confirm the vulnerability is reachable from multiple execution paths.

#### Proof of Concept

**Invariant caught by the fuzzer:**

```solidity
function invariant_defaultFeeCap_zero_does_not_suppress_baseFee() external view {
    address pool = handler.pools(0);
    if (handler.ghost_scalingFactor(pool) != 0) return;
    if (target.defaultFeeCap() != 0) return;
    (uint24 baseFee,,,,) = target.dynamicFeeConfig(pool);
    if (baseFee == 0 || baseFee == 420) return;
    uint256 fee = handler.ghost_feeForNonDiscountedActor();
    if (fee == 0) return;
    assertGe(fee, uint256(baseFee), "defaultFeeCap=0 suppressed baseFee on normal path");
}
```

**Shrunk call sequence found by Forge:**

```
handle_setDefaultFeeCapZero()
  → setDefaultFeeCap(0)
handle_setCustomFee(poolSeed)
  → setCustomFee(pool, nonZeroBaseFee)
handle_getFeeAsNonDiscountedActor(actorSeed)
  → vm.prank(actor, actor)
  → ghost_feeForNonDiscountedActor = getFee(pool) == 0
  → assertGe(0, nonZeroBaseFee) fails
```

#### Recommendation

Same as HIGH-02: add `require(_defaultFeeCap > 0, ...)` in `setDefaultFeeCap`.

---

### MED-01

**`initialFee` can be set above the pool's `feeCap`**

**Severity:** Medium
**Status:** Open

#### Description

`setInitialFee` validates `_fee <= MAX_FEE_CAP` (the global ceiling) but does not validate against the pool's own `feeCap`. When `initialFeeEnabled` is active, `getFee` returns the raw `initialFee` with no cap applied:

```solidity
if (dfc.initialFeeEnabled) {
    ...
    return uint24(_initialFee);   // no feeCap applied ← bug
}
```

A pool operator can set `feeCap = 1000` and `initialFee = 50000`, and the pool will charge 50× the intended cap during the initial fee period.

#### Impact

- Swap fees during the initial fee period are uncapped relative to the pool's own configuration.
- Pool operators can — intentionally or by mistake — extract far more from initial swappers than the pool's `feeCap` permits.
- The pool-level cap governance is entirely ineffective during the launch window.

#### Proof of Concept

**Invariant caught by the fuzzer:**

```solidity
function invariant_initialFeeNotBoundedByFeeCap() external view {
    if (!handler.ghost_initialFeeCapSnapshotValid()) return;
    uint256 fee = handler.ghost_feeAtInitialFeeCapSnapshot();
    uint24 cap = handler.ghost_feeCapAtInitialSnapshot();
    if (fee == 0) return;
    assertLe(fee, uint256(cap), "initialFee not bounded by per-pool feeCap");
}
```

**Shrunk call sequence found by Forge:**

```
handle_setInitialFeeAboveFeeCap(feeSeed, capSeed)
  → setFeeCap(pool, 5877)         // pool cap set low
  → setInitialFee(pool, 7923)     // accepted — only checks MAX_FEE_CAP, not feeCap
handle_snapshotInitialFeeVsFeeCap()
  → getFee(pool) during initial period = 7923
  → ghost_feeAtInitialFeeCapSnapshot = 7923, ghost_feeCapAtInitialSnapshot = 5877
  → assertLe(7923, 5877) fails
```

#### Recommendation

In `setInitialFee`, validate against the pool's `feeCap` if one is set:

```solidity
DynamicFeeConfig storage dfc = _dynFeeConfig[_pool];
if (dfc.feeCap != 0) {
    require(_fee <= dfc.feeCap, "DynamicSwapFeeModule: initialFee exceeds feeCap");
}
```

---

### MED-02

**`resetDynamicFee` preserves `ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR`, permanently zeroing fees**

**Severity:** Medium
**Status:** Open (matches Shieldify L-04)

#### Description

`resetDynamicFee` clears `feeCap`, `scalingFactor`, `initialFeeEnabled`, and `initialFee` — but does not clear `baseFee`. If `baseFee` was previously set to `ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR (420)`, the reset leaves the pool permanently returning 0:

```solidity
if (baseFee == ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR) return 0;   // fires before any computation
```

After `resetDynamicFee`, there is no way to distinguish "baseFee was intentionally 420" from "baseFee survived a reset that was supposed to restore sane defaults."

#### Impact

- Calling `resetDynamicFee` on a pool that previously had `ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR` permanently zeroes the pool's fee.
- LPs cannot recover fees without a subsequent explicit call to `setCustomFee`.
- The "reset to default" mental model is broken: operators expect a reset to restore sane defaults, not to lock in zero fees permanently.

#### Proof of Concept

**Invariant caught by the fuzzer:**

```solidity
function invariant_resetDynamicFeeDoesNotRestoreZeroFeeIndicator() external view {
    if (!handler.ghost_didReset()) return;
    address pool = handler.pools(0);
    uint256 fee = handler.ghost_feeAfterReset();
    (uint24 baseFee,,,,) = target.dynamicFeeConfig(pool);
    if (baseFee == 420) return;
    assertGt(fee, 0, "resetDynamicFee left pool with zero fee (ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR preserved)");
}
```

**Shrunk call sequence found by Forge:**

```
handle_setCustomFeeZeroIndicator()
  → setCustomFee(pool, 420)       // baseFee = ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR
handle_resetDynamicFee()
  → resetDynamicFee(pool)         // feeCap/SF/initialFee cleared, baseFee stays 420
handle_snapshotFeeAfterReset()
  → getFee(pool) == 0             // ZERO_FEE_INDICATOR fires immediately
  → assertGt(0, 0) fails
```

#### Recommendation

Clear `baseFee` in `resetDynamicFee`:

```solidity
function resetDynamicFee(address _pool) external onlyFeeManager(_pool) {
    DynamicFeeConfig storage dfc = _dynFeeConfig[_pool];
    delete dfc.feeCap;
    delete dfc.scalingFactor;
    delete dfc.initialFeeEnabled;
    delete dfc.initialFee;
    delete dfc.baseFee;            // ← add this line
}
```

---

### MED-03

**Discounted fee can exceed non-discounted fee**

**Severity:** Medium
**Status:** Open (matches Shieldify L-01)

#### Description

The discount calculation uses `mulDivRoundingUp` which rounds the discount *amount* up. Under certain combinations of `scalingFactor`, `feeCap`, and oracle state the rounding causes the discounted fee to exceed the non-discounted fee — the discount becomes a surcharge.

Additionally, the discount block only runs on the normal fee path. Interactions with the early-return paths (HIGH-01, MED-01) can produce states where a discounted and a non-discounted address are evaluated in subtly different branches, causing their fee comparison to diverge.

#### Impact

- Registered discounted addresses can be charged *more* than regular addresses — the opposite of the intended behaviour.
- Protocols that give discounts as a loyalty or partnership incentive may inadvertently penalise their preferred users.

#### Proof of Concept

**Invariant caught by the fuzzer:**

```solidity
function invariant_discountedFeeLeNonDiscountedFee() external view {
    uint256 discFee = handler.ghost_feeForDiscountedActor();
    uint256 nonDiscFee = handler.ghost_feeForNonDiscountedActor();
    assertLe(discFee, nonDiscFee, "discounted fee exceeds non-discounted fee");
}
```

**Handler pattern used to exercise the `tx.origin` discount path:**

```solidity
function handle_getFeeAsDiscountedActor(uint256 actorSeed) external {
    address actor = actors[actorSeed % actors.length];
    target.registerDiscounted(actor, 100000);
    vm.prank(actor, actor);   // two-argument form sets both msg.sender AND tx.origin
    ghost_feeForDiscountedActor = target.getFee(pool);
}
```

**Shrunk call sequence found by Forge:**

```
handle_setCustomFee(poolSeed)
  → baseFee and scalingFactor set to specific values
handle_getFeeAsNonDiscountedActor(actorSeed)
  → ghost_feeForNonDiscountedActor = getFee(pool)
handle_getFeeAsDiscountedActor(actorSeed)
  → vm.prank(actor, actor)
  → ghost_feeForDiscountedActor = getFee(pool)
  → assertLe(discFee, nonDiscFee) fails
```

#### Recommendation

Replace `mulDivRoundingUp` with `mulDiv` (round down) when computing the discount amount so the post-discount fee is always ≤ the pre-discount fee:

```solidity
uint256 discount = FullMath.mulDiv(totalFee, discountedFeeData, 1e6);  // round down
totalFee -= discount;
```

---

### MED-04

**Discount entirely skipped on `initialFee` code path**

**Severity:** Medium
**Status:** Open (Shieldify L-01 variant — not reported)

#### Description

The discount block is unreachable when `initialFeeEnabled` is true and the initial period is still active. The early return for the initial fee path exits before the discount logic runs:

```solidity
if (dfc.initialFeeEnabled) {
    ...
    return uint24(_initialFee);   // returns here ← discount block never reached
}

// Discount block — unreachable from the initialFee path:
if (discounted[tx.origin] > 0) {
    ...
}
```

Shieldify's L-01 identified that the discount rounds up on the normal path. This finding shows the discount is completely absent during the initial fee period — a more severe variant of the same class.

#### Impact

- Discounted addresses pay the full `initialFee` during the initial period — identical to non-discounted addresses.
- Protocols that negotiate fee discounts as launch incentives will find the discount has no effect for the entire initial fee window.

#### Proof of Concept

**Invariant caught by the fuzzer:**

```solidity
function invariant_initialFeePathRespectsDiscount() external view {
    uint256 discFee = handler.ghost_feeForDiscountedActor();
    uint256 nonDiscFee = handler.ghost_feeForNonDiscountedActor();
    if (discFee == 0 && nonDiscFee == 0) return;
    assertLe(discFee, nonDiscFee, "discounted fee exceeds non-discounted fee (atomic snapshot)");
}
```

**Shrunk call sequence found by Forge:**

```
handle_setInitialFeeEnabled(poolSeed, feeSeed)
  → setInitialFee(pool, initialFee) + enable initial fee period
handle_getFeeAsNonDiscountedActor(actorSeed)
  → getFee(pool) during initial period = initialFee (full fee)
handle_getFeeAsDiscountedActor(actorSeed)
  → vm.prank(actor, actor)
  → getFee(pool) during initial period = initialFee (same — discount skipped)
  → assertLe fails when discount would have produced a lower fee
```

**Root cause in code:**

```solidity
if (dfc.initialFeeEnabled) {
    if (block.timestamp != lastObsTimestamp) {
        return uint24(_initialFee);   // ← returns before discount block below
    }
}

// This block is never reached during the initialFee period:
if (discounted[tx.origin] > 0) {
    uint256 discount = ...;
    totalFee -= discount;
}
```

#### Recommendation

Apply the discount before returning on the `initialFee` path:

```solidity
if (dfc.initialFeeEnabled) {
    if (block.timestamp != lastObsTimestamp) {
        uint24 fee = uint24(_initialFee);
        if (discounted[tx.origin] > 0) {
            uint256 discount = FullMath.mulDiv(fee, discounted[tx.origin], 1e6);
            fee = uint24(fee - discount);
        }
        return fee;
    }
}
```

---

## Comparison with Shieldify Audit

### Shieldify findings — FuzzMing coverage

| ID | Title | Severity | FuzzMing |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-01 | Cardinality pre-check uses wrong variable | Medium | Not confirmed — try/catch masks it; no observable invariant violation |
| L-01 | Discount rounds up in favour of user | Low | **Confirmed** (MED-03 + MED-04) |
| L-02 | `MIN_SECONDS_AGO` wrong for BNB Chain block time | Low | Not found — chain-specific knowledge, outside fuzzer scope |
| L-03 | `slot0` manipulable via spot price | Low | Not found — requires adversarial multi-actor ordering |
| L-04 | `resetDynamicFee` does not reset `baseFee` | Low | **Confirmed** (MED-02) |

### Why FuzzMing missed three Shieldify findings

| Finding | Root cause of miss |
|---|---|
| M-01 | The pre-check is redundant — the try/catch handles the revert anyway. Both the buggy and correct code return identical values, so no invariant can distinguish them. Requires static analysis or symbolic execution. |
| L-02 | `MIN_SECONDS_AGO = 2` is a valid Solidity constant. FuzzMing has no knowledge of BNB Chain's 0.45-second block time. Chain-specific configuration errors are outside the invariant fuzzing scope. |
| L-03 | Requires two adversarial actors: an attacker moves spot price in the same block that a victim queries the fee. FuzzMing uses a single-actor model and cannot model cross-transaction MEV ordering. |

---

## Methodology

FuzzMing runs a tight LLM ↔ fuzzer loop:

1. **Round 1:** The LLM reads the contract source and generates a complete Foundry invariant test — handler functions, ghost state, and invariants.
2. **Rounds 2–N:** Forge runs the test. Failing invariants are reported back to the LLM as confirmed bugs. The LLM writes patch rounds that strip confirmed invariants, fix handlers, and add new invariants targeting uncovered code paths.
3. **Coverage feedback:** After passing rounds, LCOV coverage data is fed back so the LLM writes invariants targeting uncovered branches.
4. **Final report:** Every confirmed bug includes the Solidity invariant that caught it and the Forge-shrunk call sequence that reproduces it.

All findings in this report are confirmed by Forge — not by LLM analysis. An invariant fired and Forge produced a reproducible call sequence.

---

## Known Limitations

| Limitation | Impact |
|---|---|
| Single-actor model | Cannot find bugs requiring two adversarial actors in the same block (L-03 class) |
| No chain context | Cannot find bugs where a constant is wrong for a specific deployment chain (L-02 class) |
| Observable violations only | Cannot find bugs where correct and incorrect code produce identical outputs (M-01 class) |

---

## Appendix: Time and Cost

**FuzzMing session:** 10 rounds, 23 LLM calls, 23 minutes wall clock, $4.94 total

| Call | Time | Prompt tokens | Completion tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04:50 | 47,365 | 3,724 | $0.198 |
| 2 | 04:53 | 3,656 | 4,383 | $0.077 |
| 3 | 04:54 | 10,318 | 7,213 | $0.139 |
| 4 | 04:55 | 7,682 | 77 | $0.024 |
| 5 | 04:55 | 34,813 | 5,353 | $0.185 |
| 6 | 04:57 | 17,197 | 3,923 | $0.110 |
| 7 | 04:58 | 24,532 | 796 | $0.086 |
| 8 | 04:58 | 70,918 | 4,119 | $0.275 |
| 9 | 04:59 | 33,190 | 5,758 | $0.186 |
| 10 | 05:01 | 118,423 | 3,963 | $0.415 |
| 11 | 05:02 | 64,451 | 6,794 | $0.295 |
| 12 | 05:04 | 16,825 | 3,674 | $0.106 |
| 13 | 05:04 | 120,812 | 3,638 | $0.417 |
| 14 | 05:05 | 59,627 | 7,102 | $0.285 |
| 15 | 05:07 | 17,441 | 4,606 | $0.121 |
| 16 | 05:08 | 137,802 | 3,782 | $0.470 |
| 17 | 05:09 | 63,995 | 3,826 | $0.249 |
| 18 | 05:10 | 10,889 | 2,256 | $0.067 |
| 19 | 05:10 | 37,297 | 1,231 | $0.130 |
| 20 | 05:10 | 168,891 | 4,484 | $0.574 |
| 21 | 05:12 | 80,569 | 5,050 | $0.317 |
| 22 | 05:13 | 13,337 | 2,321 | $0.075 |
| 23 | 05:13 | 38,917 | 1,405 | $0.138 |
| **Total** | | **1,198,947** | **89,478** | **$4.94** |
