★ Rescue/emergencyWithdraw without timelock

Evidence summary #

GateSeal Committee (3/6) can pause Withdrawal Queue, Validators Exit Bus, VaultHub immediately without timelock — limited to 14-day cap. Not a fund drain vector (pause prevents operations but does not extract funds). No emergencyWithdraw/rescue() found on core stETH. Unpausing requires DAO vote + timelock.

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Methodology #

Determine whether a `rescue(…)` or `emergencyWithdraw(…)` function exists callable by admin without a timelock delay on execution.

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