---
id: 1933
title: "246 Findings From our Smart Contract Audits: An Executive Summary"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/08/08/246-findings-from-our-smart-contract-audits-an-executive-summary/"
published_at: "2019-08-08T10:50:40Z"
tags: ["cloud", "web3", "smart-contracts", "tooling", "audit", "static-analysis", "blockchain", "vulnerability-statistics", "ethereum"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1933"
lang: en
---

# 246 Findings From our Smart Contract Audits: An Executive Summary

## Summary

Aggregate data from Trail of Bits' smart contract audits: vulnerability patterns mirror conventional software, about 78% of severe flaws are tool-detectable, but half of findings escape automation.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2019-08-08T10:50:40Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/08/08/246-findings-from-our-smart-contract-audits-an-executive-summary/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1933