A security researcher has found a way to run any command with root rights on the navigation unit in a 2014 Renault Latitude. The unit is a TomTom Carminat LIVE head unit that runs a custom system built on Linux 2.6.28.10. The research was published on November 2, 2026, and it shows how old in-car
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The 2014 Renault Latitude GPS could not change the hour without an official mapping SD card. An Estonian researcher eventually bypassed these restrictions to execute his own scripts with admin rights.