# XRPL plans broader security testing after supply vulnerability disclosure

_Published Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 8:18 AM EDT · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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J. Ayo Akinyele said the XRP Ledger team is expanding AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and adversarial testing after disclosure of a payments engine flaw that could have allowed XRP creation beyond its fixed supply. He said the bug had existed for over a decade and was discovered through the team's bug bounty program before exploitation.

The team developed and tested a fix and coordinated validator upgrades before public disclosure, he said. Planned work includes reviewing legacy protocol assumptions with security researchers and accelerating formal verification of critical protocol components.

## Sources

- [@ja_akinyele](https://x.com/ja_akinyele/status/2109062336543686996)

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