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Front-Running / Transaction Ordering Dependence

SAFE-0057 MEV / Ordering Checked automatically by the scanner
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What goes wrong

Outcomes depend on transaction order in the mempool. An observer front-runs profitable actions (claims, liquidations, trades, commit-reveal) by paying higher priority fees.

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How to fix it

the pattern that is safe
// Commit-reveal or per-user pull with eligibility snapshot; add slippage+deadline on trades
SWC-114. Mitigate ordering dependence.
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