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Phase 0.9E independent rescue chain

Date: 2026-07-18

Decision: BOOTSTRAP_IMPLEMENTATION_MISSING

Dependency graph

flowchart LR
    A["Operator trigger<br/>exact artifact missing"]
    B["Y2JB/browser exploit host<br/>opaque candidate only"]
    C["Rudimentary port-9020 listener<br/>implementation missing"]
    D["Host sender<br/>README concept only"]
    E["hardened elfldr-ps5.elf<br/>local reference build"]
    F["embedded bootstrap<br/>source design"]
    G["elfldr service :9021<br/>source design"]
    H["controlled Payload Manager<br/>offline reference build"]

    A --> B --> C
    D --> C
    C --> E --> F --> G --> H

Node	Environment / side	State	Start/input/output	Dependencies	Device file / autoload	Recovery role	Evidence
operator trigger	host/browser	unknown	unknown	exact package	unknown	begins jailbreak session	UNKNOWN
Y2JB/exploit host	browser/host	unknown	opaque backup candidate	trigger/package	unknown	could recreate 9020 state	POSSIBLE
rudimentary loader	PS5 process/kernel context unknown	unknown	presumed listener on 9020	exploit	unknown	candidate rescue executor	implementation missing
conceptual sender	host	temporary	host connects and streams an ELF per README	working listener	no sender-side device path	sends elfldr	architecture only
hardened elfldr bootstrap	PS5	temporary entry, then background service design	final ELF embeds bootstrap and service	9020 execution	source itself does not install, but performs documented process/kernel changes	creates port 9021	exact local source, not deployed-use proof
elfldr service	PS5 process	background design	listens TCP 9021	hardened bootstrap	no autoload source path	later payload executor	exact source, hardware unproven
controlled Manager	PS5 process	not installed in evidence	separate launch via elfldr	elfldr 9021	controlled storage if used; no autoload	management layer	offline reference only

No node before hardened elfldr has a source-bound executable identity.

Required questions

1. Who listens on 9020? Unknown. The elfldr README calls it a “rudimentary ELF loader”; no implementation is present.
2. Who starts it? Presumably the exploit chain, but exact trigger and process are unknown.
3. Before elfldr? Architecturally yes; exact implementation proof is absent.
4. Available again after reboot? Plausible for a repeatable jailbreak, not proven for the used package.
5. Requires working elfldr on filesystem? Architecture says no; exact loader proof is absent, so independent_from_elfldr=unproven.
6. Requires Payload Manager? Architecture says no; exact proof is absent, so independent_from_payload_manager=unproven.
7. Can it receive a payload directly? The README assumes an elfldr ELF can be sent; limits and exact acceptance are unknown.
8. Accepted format? The sender streams ELF bytes. Server validation, container rules, and truncation behavior are unknown.
9. Automatic execution? Required by the described bootstrap, but no server source proves it.
10. Writes a device file first? Unknown.
11. Can it execute without live replacement? Plausible, not proven.
12. Restart after a payload crash? Unknown.
13. Does reboot remove temporary state? Plausible, not proven.
14. Depends on autoload? No architectural requirement is documented, but actual configuration is absent.
15. Works with both later components absent? Conceptual chain says yes; exact implementation is missing.
16. Rescue without filesystem write? Unknown.
17. Independent result channel? No exact result/output contract exists.
18. Hardware-unproven aspects: all process identities, boot persistence, port behavior, parser behavior, mapping/entry, file writes, cleanup, crash/hang response, and reboot recovery.

Independence decision

An architectural diagram alone permits at most PARTIAL_RESCUE_EXECUTOR. Here, the actual executable implementation itself is unavailable, so the more precise required classification is:

BOOTSTRAP_IMPLEMENTATION_MISSING

This does not mean the chain is dependent; it means independence cannot be audited. phase09f_rescue_payload_design_allowed=false.