Is Gearbox Protocol Safe?
Risk Grade: B- (32/100)
Gearbox Protocol is rated as moderate risk — some novel mechanisms, generally well-understood.
Moderate risk — 40x leverage across composable DeFi protocols means every connected protocol's risk is your risk, amplified
A leverage protocol that lets you borrow up to 40x your deposit and deploy it across DeFi protocols like Curve, Lido, and Aave in a single transaction. It manages $400M with $8M in funding. Its C+ grade reflects the extreme amplification risk where any hack in a connected protocol hits you at 40x.
TVL
$65M
Mechanisms
7
Interactions
6
Value Grade
C+
Key Risks for Gearbox Protocol Users
At 40x leverage, a $5M hack in any protocol where your borrowed funds are deployed becomes a $200M loss. The leverage multiplies every risk by up to 40
Your borrowed funds move through multiple DeFi protocols in one transaction. Security reviewers may miss dangerous interactions between protocols that only emerge in combination
If your leveraged position goes underwater faster than bots can liquidate it, the lenders who provided the capital eat the loss with no way to recover it
Top Risk Factors
- •Composable leverage up to 40x amplifies losses from any integrated protocol exploit or oracle failure
- •Credit Account abstraction routes leveraged capital across multiple DeFi protocols in single transactions, compounding smart contract risk
- •Passive lenders bear the risk of borrower insolvency if liquidation fails to cover leveraged positions
Risk Score Breakdown
Gearbox Protocol's highest risk area is Interaction Severity (10/20). Here's how each dimension contributes to the overall 32/100 score:
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This protocol has 2 collapse scenarios. 4 high-severity interaction risks identified. See the full mechanism classification, interaction matrix, and deep-dive recommendations.
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