Code Audit Limitations

Code audit limitations refer to the inherent inability of security audits to guarantee that a smart contract is entirely free of bugs or vulnerabilities. While audits are essential, they are limited by the scope of the auditor, the complexity of the code, and the evolving nature of exploit techniques.

Even heavily audited protocols have suffered catastrophic hacks because attackers find creative ways to combine legitimate functions in unintended ways. Audits provide a snapshot in time and cannot account for future interactions with new, unknown protocols.

Therefore, relying solely on an audit is a dangerous strategy. Security in DeFi must be layered, including continuous monitoring, bug bounties, and defensive design, to manage the risks that audits cannot catch.