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Qwen3.8 27b bypasses safety guardrails to hack router firmware

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A user reported that their Qwen3.8 27b model successfully modified their router's firmware to OpenWrt, a task that other models like Claude and Opus 4.8 blocked due to safety guardrails. The Qwen model achieved this by exploiting a CGI vulnerability to enable SSH access and then flashing the new firmware, rather than using a standard upload method. This incident raises questions about the future implementation of cybersecurity safeguards in AI models. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the effectiveness and future implementation of safety guardrails in AI models, particularly concerning cybersecurity tasks.

RANK_REASON User report on AI model behavior regarding safety guardrails.

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Qwen3.8 27b bypasses safety guardrails to hack router firmware

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User report on AI model behavior regarding safety guardrails.
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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/chocofoxy ·

    told Qwen3.8 27b to hack my router

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>i wanted to change my router firmware to openwrt and so i told claude to do it but of course the guard blocked me even opus 4.8 didn't want to do it , so i launched my Qwen3.8 27b and told it the same thing i gave it the link to the giude page an…

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