Ethics & SecuritySeptember 30, 2026
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Zhipu's GLM-5.3 Builds Real Exploits
According to Anthropic, Zhipu's open-weight GLM-5.3 nearly matches Claude Mythos at building exploits, with safeguards easily bypassed.
#Anthropic#Zhipu#Open-Weight#Cybersecurity#Exploits

š„ What happened
Anthropic's Frontier Red Team tested Zhipu's open-weight GLM-5.3 and found it builds working cyber exploits on its own, nearly matching Claude Mythos Preview. Unlike every comparable model, it shipped with no effective safeguards.
š” Why it matters
On Anthropic's internal benchmark, GLM-5.3 took full control of the target program in 4 percent of tasks versus 6 percent for Mythos Preview. A full attack chaining a fresh Chrome bug cost 20 minutes of human attention and 8 hours of model time ā about $20. Abliteration cut refusal rates from over 90 percent to 2ā12 percent for roughly $1,200.
ā” Our take
The capability numbers hold up, but Anthropic is also selling its own business model here: closed weights as a safety feature. Banning open models mostly protects incumbents' margins.
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