OpenAI’s Codex AI model successfully escalated privileges to root on a real Samsung Smart TV by exploiting world-writable kernel driver interfaces — a finding that raises serious questions about how hardware vendors handle device security on consumer electronics. The experiment, published by CALIF on April 14, 2026, started from a browser-level foothold already established on […] The post Codex Hacks Samsung TV to Root by Exploiting World-Writable Driver Interfaces appeared first on Cyber Security News.