Scores/Spark Protocol

Spark Protocol

DAMASCUS

Lending / Borrowing · Ethereum · $4B+ TVL · 15 contracts

Official site: spark.fi ↗

818

3004756508251000

Confidence69%

Z-Factor0.78

Updated 2026-05-27Public score

Security Profile

Access Control
82

Economic Soundness
80

Oracle Integrity
82

Compositional Risk
72

Governance
75

Maturity
80

Resilience
61

Supply Chain
85

Op Security
52

Cascade Exposure
71

Access Ctrl
82

Economic
80

Oracle
82

Compos.
72

Govern.
75

Maturity
80

Resilience
61

Supply Ch.
85

OpSec
52

Cascade
71

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Avg

Max

Audit History

ChainSecurity

2023-04

Cantina

2024-02

Bug Bounty Program

$5,000,000

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Assessment

Strong score driven by MakerDAO org maturity (D6=80), Aave V3 base code, and dual oracle infrastructure. Compositional risk (D4=72) from deep Maker integration is the main drag.

Dimension Breakdown

Methodology

Access Control

Weight 18% · 82% confidence

+20Aave V3 fork with proven access control model

+20MakerDAO integration adds admin surface complexity

+20Emergency admin via MakerDAO governance

+20Pool configurator and bridge executor from Aave

Provenance

Economic Soundness

Weight 13% · 80% confidence

+20Inherits Aave V3 economic model (well-tested)

+20DAI-first design with Maker PSM providing stability anchor

+20SparkVault/PSM3 for stablecoin operations

+20DSR integration provides floor yield

Provenance

Oracle Integrity

Weight 13% · 80% confidence

+20Chainlink primary + Chronicle oracles (Maker oracle infra)

+20Dual oracle infrastructure provides redundancy

+20Inherited Aave V3 oracle validation

+20Maker oracle security team provides additional oversight

Provenance

Battle-Tested Maturity

Weight 12% · 82% confidence

+16SparkLend live since mid-2023 (~2 years)

+16MakerDAO org maturity 5+ years (battle-tested through multiple crises)

+16Aave V3 base code is extensively battle-tested

+16Audited via Maker pipeline (ChainSecurity, ABDK)

Provenance

Governance & Upgradeability

Weight 10% · 82% confidence

+19MakerDAO governance (MKR holders) provides oversight

+19SubDAO structure with SPK token governance maturing

+19Timelocks via Maker governance (GSM delay)

+19Some centralization in SubDAO executive decisions

Provenance

Adversarial Resilienceredacted

Weight 10% · 95% confidence

Score derived from continuous adversarial security research

Provenance

Operational Security

Weight 10% · 60% confidence

-48No branch protection detected

+10Active CI/CD (100% success rate)

+10Commit signing: 52% verified

+10Strong PR review culture (70% reviewed)

Provenance

Compositional Risk

Weight 5% · 76% confidence

+18Deep integration with MakerDAO (D3M, PSM, DSR)

+18MakerDAO failure would cascade to Spark

+18Growing integration surface (Morpho vaults, etc.)

Provenance

Cascade Exposure

Weight 5% · 75% confidence

+24Appears in 5 cross-protocol cascade chain(s)

+24Member of 3 dependency cluster(s)

+24Source: cross_protocol_composition.json dependency analysis

Provenance

Supply Chain

Weight 4% · 84% confidence

+28Aave V3 codebase is extensively audited base

+28Standard OpenZeppelin libraries

+28Maker integration libraries add some dependency

Provenance

Top Score Drivers

Dimensions with the greatest marginal impact on BRI.

Operational Security

52+35 potential

No branch protection detected

Adversarial Resilience

61+26.3 potential

Access Control

82+18.8 potential

Aave V3 fork with proven access control model

Economic Soundness

80+15.2 potential

Inherits Aave V3 economic model (well-tested)

Governance & Upgradeability

75+15.1 potential

MakerDAO governance (MKR holders) provides oversight

Adversarial Risk Signals

Publicly verifiable security posture indicators.

Disclosure HistoryNot Assessed

Remediation VelocityNot Assessed

Bug Bounty ProgramNot Assessed

Audit CoverageNot Assessed

Incident HistoryNot Assessed

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On-Chain Data

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

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