Posted 4/9/2024, 1:00:00 PM
Critical Security Flaws Found in Thousands of LG Smart TVs
- 4 vulnerabilities found in LG Smart TVs running WebOS allow unauthorized access and control, including 91,000 potentially vulnerable publicly exposed devices
- Flaws allow account creation without authorization, privilege escalation to root, arbitrary command execution, and command injection as a privileged user
- Vulnerabilities impact multiple WebOS versions on various LG TV models from 2016-2022
- Researchers reported issues in Nov 2022, but fixes weren't released until March 2024
- Users should check for and install latest WebOS update to resolve the vulnerabilities