Scores/Axelar

Axelar

TEMPERED

Bridge / Messaging · Multi-chain · $500M+ TVL · 10 contracts

Official site: axelar.network ↗

749

3004756508251000

Confidence77%

Z-Factor0.78

Updated 2026-05-27Public score

Security Profile

Access Control
72

Economic Soundness
68

Oracle Integrity
75

Compositional Risk
55

Governance
58

Maturity
78

Resilience
50

Supply Chain
75

Cross-Chain Messaging
60

Op Security
55

Cascade Exposure
99

Access Ctrl
72

Economic
68

Oracle
75

Compos.
55

Govern.
58

Maturity
78

Resilience
50

Supply Ch.
75

X-Chain
60

OpSec
55

Cascade
99

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Avg

Max

Audit History

NCC Group

2022-08

Ackee Blockchain

2022-06

Oak Security

2023-09

Bug Bounty Program

$2,250,000

Max payout on Immunefi

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Assessment

Cross-chain messaging protocol with 52-month track record, no exploits. D4 and D10 low due to extreme cross-chain composition surface (60+ chains). Governance concerns (D5) and validator centralization risk limit score.

Dimension Breakdown

Methodology

Access Control

Weight 16% · 78% confidence

+24Validator set controls message relay (threshold signature)

+24Gateway contract with admin upgrade capability

+24Governance multisig can pause/unpause

-28Concerns: validator collusion threshold, upgrade key centralization

Provenance

Economic Soundness

Weight 12% · 72% confidence

+17AXL token staking secures network (moderate security budget)

+17No direct lending/borrowing economics to exploit

+17Bridge relay fees are minimal attack surface

+17Risk: validator slashing economics untested at scale

Provenance

Oracle Integrity

Weight 12% · 75% confidence

+19Validators act as oracle for cross-chain state

+19Multi-validator attestation reduces single-point failure

+19No external price oracle dependency

+19Risk: validator set IS the oracle, shared trust assumption

Provenance

Battle-Tested Maturity

Weight 11% · 80% confidence

+20Mainnet live since January 2022 (52 months)

+20No protocol-level exploit (bridge hacks are common in sector)

+20Processed billions in cross-chain volume

+20Z-factor: 0.897

Provenance

Adversarial Resilienceredacted

Weight 10% · 30% confidence

Maximum resilience under independent adversarial testing
Comprehensive security coverage across all attack surfaces
Active bounty program incentivizes continuous scrutiny
No validated adversarial findings — score set to neutral baseline

Provenance

Compositional Risk

Weight 9% · 70% confidence

+18Cross-chain message relay = extreme compositional surface

+18GMP (General Message Passing) can compose arbitrary logic

-45Connected to 60+ chains, each adds risk surface

+18Squid Router integration adds DeFi composition layer

Provenance

Governance & Upgradeability

Weight 9% · 72% confidence

+19Cosmos SDK governance with AXL token voting

+19Gateway upgradeable via governance proposals

-42Validator governance concerns raised by community

+19Limited timelock visibility on critical operations

Provenance

Cross-Chain Messaging

Weight 9% · 72% confidence

+20Core product IS cross-chain messaging

+2060+ chain connections = massive bridge surface

+20Validator-based relay model (not trustless)

-40Governance concerns about validator centralization

Provenance

Operational Security

Weight 9% · 60% confidence

-45No branch protection detected

+11Active CI/CD (100% success rate)

+11Commit signing: 94% verified

+11Strong PR review culture (77% reviewed)

Provenance

Cascade Exposure

Weight 5% · 55% confidence

+33Appears in 1 cross-protocol cascade chain(s)

-1Failure cascades to 1 downstream protocol(s)

+33Member of 2 dependency cluster(s)

+33Source: cross_protocol_composition.json dependency analysis

Provenance

Supply Chain

Weight 4% · 78% confidence

+19Cosmos SDK base (well-maintained)

+19Solidity gateway contracts on EVM chains

+19Multiple chain deployments increase supply chain surface

+19Dependency on relayer infrastructure

Provenance

Top Score Drivers

Dimensions with the greatest marginal impact on BRI.

Adversarial Resilience

50+32.2 potential

Compositional Risk

55+24.8 potential

Connected to 60+ chains, each adds risk surface

Operational Security

55+24.8 potential

No branch protection detected

Access Control

72+24.2 potential

Concerns: validator collusion threshold, upgrade key centralization

Governance & Upgradeability

58+22.5 potential

Validator governance concerns raised by community

Adversarial Risk Signals

Publicly verifiable security posture indicators.

Disclosure HistoryNot Assessed

Remediation VelocityNot Assessed

Bug Bounty ProgramNot Assessed

Audit CoverageNot Assessed

Incident HistoryNot Assessed

Deployed 2022-01-0111 dimensionsProvenance Ledger

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On-Chain Data

Protocol Slug: "axelar"
Oracle: BRORegistry (Base)
Evidence: IPFS (pinned)
Staleness Threshold: 24 hours

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