Reverse engineer and get full root access on the TP-Link Tapo C200 (2025)

https://quentinkaiser.be/security/2025/07/25/rooting-tapo-c200/

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@0xor0ne nice write-up. Curious about the "wonderful motd" now :D.

And generally sad manufacturers seem to put so much energy into making the device user-hostile instead of safe against actually-external attackers.