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title: "LayerZero Flaw Exposes $178 Million in Assets to Potential Risks"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285685144.md"
description: "A vulnerability in LayerZero's cross-chain message validation has exposed $178 million in assets to risks of forgery and theft. NS3.AI reported that this issue could have endangered over $3 billion in Omnichain Fungible Tokens. Notably, projects like Ethena and EtherFi stopped using this setting recently due to the potential risks."
datetime: "2026-05-08T07:55:39.000Z"
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# LayerZero Flaw Exposes $178 Million in Assets to Potential Risks

A vulnerability in LayerZero's default cross-chain message validation setting has left $178 million in assets susceptible to potential message forgery and theft. According to NS3.AI, Fishy Catfish highlighted that this broader issue could have endangered over $3 billion in Omnichain Fungible Tokens. Banteg noted that significant projects, such as Ethena and EtherFi, ceased using the setting a few weeks ago.

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