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Aave V3 Oracle Misconfiguration: $862.00K Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

Aave V3 suffered a CAPO (Capped Asset Price Oracle) misconfiguration by Chaos Labs, which undervalued wstETH by ~2.85%. This triggered wrongful liquidations on 34 healthy positions, resulting in ~$862,000 in losses. Aave DAO fully compensated affected users; no protocol funds were stolen.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://www.rektautopsy.com/rekt/aave-v3-ethereum-2026-03-12 (opens in a new tab)

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