A user asked Claude to install Free My TV, an open-source launcher for LG webOS, on his smart TV after reviewing the installation code, which did not exploit any vulnerabilities. Claude then enabled LG Developer Mode without warning him that this would erase the TV’s rooted partition, removing Homebrew Channel and ad-free YouTube in the process. Claude admitted fault and restored both applications, but root access could not be recovered because firmware 04.60.90, based on webOS 7.6.0-19, patched the crashd exploit used since 2023. After several attempts were blocked by Anthropic’s safety restrictions, the user successfully installed a 636 KB launcher that works but cannot autostart without root privileges.
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