LG Smart TVs Could Be Taken Over From the Same WiFi Without a PIN

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:59:56 +0200

Three bugs chained in order gave an attacker full control of a smart TV, straight over the home WiFi, without the set ever asking for its PIN. The owner did nothing wrong. A demo app that ships on the TV, and a test certificate it still trusted, were enough to reach root.

Root is the account that sits above everything else on the machine. With it you can read what is on the TV, change any setting, install software, and switch the hardware on and off.

Home Network on HackingPassion.com : root@HackingPassion.com-[~]

LG Smart TVs Could Be Taken Over From the Same WiFi Without a PIN