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CVE-2026-82079: Potential Leakage of Nintendo Switch System Information Through a Proximity-Based Remote Attack
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-10 · updated 2026-09-11
- Weakness: CWE-121
Description
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.
Affected products
- Nintendo Switch: before 23.0.0 — fixed in 23.0.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Nintendo Switch 23.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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