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21All-time rank
Cetus CLMM
May 22, 2025
$223M
Lost
$223M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$223M
Unrecovered0% recovered
Cetus CLMM on Sui suffered a math error in its checked_shlw function where an incorrect overflow threshold (0xffffffffffffffff << 192 instead of 1 << 192) allowed attackers to craft positions with phantom liquidity. Using flashloans to manipulate prices and create tight tick ranges, attackers minted enormous liquidity while depositing minimal real tokens, then withdrew actual reserves.
- Target
- DeFi
- Classification
- Token & Share Accounting
- Technique
- Arithmetic Error
- Attribution
- Unknown
- Chains
Sui
Event timeline
- May 22, 2025Exploit executed — $223M drained via arithmetic error
- Attributed to Unknown
- Recovery status Unrecovered 0%