CVE-2026-82079 HIGH

CVE-2026-82079: Potential Leakage of Nintendo Switch System Information Through a Proximity-Based Remote Attack

Vendor Nintendo
Product Nintendo Switch
Weakness CWE-121
Published September 10, 2026
Last update September 11, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.0/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 10, 2026 CVE published
September 11, 2026 Record updated