Getting root access on a Tesla Model S

psiconaut wrote: post #3

"This goes through a secret process that eventually gets me connected to the CID (touchscreen) with root privileges." give me back my 2 mins, please.

I'm pretty sure that wasn't disclosed as lots of dangerous things could be done in the wrong hands.

Re: Getting root access on a Tesla Model S

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Post by ZoF » Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 7:41 PM UTC

psiconaut wrote: post #3

"This goes through a secret process that eventually gets me connected to the CID (touchscreen) with root privileges." give me back my 2 mins, please.

This. Complete waste of time.

Re: Getting root access on a Tesla Model S

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Post by klapinat0r » Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 7:43 PM UTC

Would love to hear how the IC-connected network was setup.

> disconnect the cable from the IC and plug my earlier cable in to it. This allowed me to make a special REST call to the CID

So the cable from the side panel connects to the above network via VPN? Interesting approach :)

Re: Getting root access on a Tesla Model S

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Post by schlowmo » Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 7:45 PM UTC

Hm, now wait for what could happen next:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11255160

Re: Getting root access on a Tesla Model S

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Post by corndoge » Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 7:46 PM UTC

shiftpgdn wrote: post #6

psiconaut wrote: post #3

"This goes through a secret process that eventually gets me connected to the CID (touchscreen) with root privileges." give me back my 2 mins, please.

I'm pretty sure that wasn't disclosed as lots of dangerous things could be done in the wrong hands.

Right, so now we just have to wait until someone else with a Model S figures it out and actually posts code.