Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2026 · Assigned by Nintendo
CVE-2026-82079Potential Leakage of Nintendo Switch System Information Through a Proximity-Based Remote Attack
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity stack buffer overflow in Nintendo Switch from Nintendo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo | Nintendo Switch | 0 – before 23.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H