Security flaw makes EVERY Nintendo Switch at risk
- 6 years ago
DENVER — Hackers have revealed how all Nintendo Switches can be made to run code through an exploit of an unpatchable flaw in the console's Nvidia Tegra X1 chip.
The exploit is known as Fusée Gelée and was talked about by developer Katherine Temkin from ReSwitched, according to TechCrunch.
It makes use of a vulnerability at the silicon level of the Tegra X1 chip's USB recovery mode.
The security flaw could allow for unwanted data to be exfiltrated, leading to Switch game piracy.
The problem is the flaw is unpatchable as the issue is with the hardware on the Tegra X1 chips.
This means that millions of Switches will be permanently open to attack. Only new consoles with the code fixed at the factory will be safe from the exploit, according to TechCrunch.
The exploit is known as Fusée Gelée and was talked about by developer Katherine Temkin from ReSwitched, according to TechCrunch.
It makes use of a vulnerability at the silicon level of the Tegra X1 chip's USB recovery mode.
The security flaw could allow for unwanted data to be exfiltrated, leading to Switch game piracy.
The problem is the flaw is unpatchable as the issue is with the hardware on the Tegra X1 chips.
This means that millions of Switches will be permanently open to attack. Only new consoles with the code fixed at the factory will be safe from the exploit, according to TechCrunch.