The “unpatchable” exploit that makes every current Nintendo Switch hackable [Updated]

Posted on Apr 24, 2018

The “unpatchable” exploit that makes every current Nintendo Switch hackable [Updated]

A newly published ‘exploit chain’ for Nvidia Tegra X1-based systems seems to describe an apparently unpatchable method for running arbitrary code on all currently available Nintendo Switch consoles. Hardware hacker Katherine Temkin and the hacking team at ReSwitched released an extensive outline of what they’re calling the Fusée Gelée coldboot vulnerability earlier today, alongside a proof-of-concept payload that can be used on the Switch.

Source: arstechnica.com