From 52490730b28caf28615164497352b244473f2b90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ed Hennis <ed@ripple.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:51:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Check for null Vault SLE in LoanBrokerCoverDeposit

---
 src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/LoanBrokerCoverDeposit.cpp | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/LoanBrokerCoverDeposit.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/LoanBrokerCoverDeposit.cpp
index c75dc95f98..7263628185 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/LoanBrokerCoverDeposit.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/LoanBrokerCoverDeposit.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ LoanBrokerCoverDeposit::preclaim(PreclaimContext const& ctx)
         return tecNO_PERMISSION;
     }
     auto const vault = ctx.view.read(keylet::vault(sleBroker->at(sfVaultID)));
+    if (!vault)
+    {
+        JLOG(ctx.j.fatal()) << "Vault is missing for Broker " << brokerID;
+        return tefBAD_LEDGER;
+    }
     auto const vaultAsset = vault->at(sfAsset);
 
     if (amount.asset() != vaultAsset)