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Account Abstraction Security: ERC-4337 Risks and Mitigations

Security analysis of ERC-4337 account abstraction and potential vulnerabilities in smart contract wallets.

ExVul Research Team

ExVul Research Team

Security Researchers

September 202412 min
#ERC-4337#Account Abstraction#Wallet Security
Account Abstraction Security: ERC-4337 Risks and Mitigations

ERC-4337 Overview

Account abstraction enables smart contract wallets with programmable validation logic. While powerful, it introduces new security considerations.

Security Considerations

  • Bundler trust assumptions
  • Paymaster security and griefing
  • Signature validation vulnerabilities
  • Storage access restrictions
  • DoS vectors in validation

Always use battle-tested account abstraction implementations like Safe or established SDK providers.

Validation Logic

Keep validation simple and gas-efficient

Paymaster Trust

Understand who pays for your transactions

Recovery Mechanisms

Implement secure recovery options

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