CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-82079

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Nintendo Switch local wireless networking functionality may allow an attacker within wireless range to execute arbitrary code using return-oriented programming (ROP) through crafted network traffic. This issue affects Nintendo Switch: before 23.0.0.

Risk Assessment

An attacker within wireless range can execute arbitrary code on the Nintendo Switch console, leading to full device compromise.

Recommendation

Update Nintendo Switch system software to version 23.0.0 or later. Until then, avoid connecting to untrusted wireless networks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Nintendo Switch local wireless networking functionality may allow an attacker within wireless range to execute arbitrary code using return-oriented programming (ROP) through crafted network traffic. This issue affects Nintendo Switch: before 23.0.0.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS