The Nintendo Switch 2 has been jailbroken for the first time with a lot of help from AI
The exploit runs on the Switch 2's latest 23.0.1 firmware.
A Nintendo Switch 2 has been successfully jailbroken for the first time, thanks in large part to OpenAI's Codex coding agent. The jailbreak, conducted by Twitter user Sammy Hajhamid (Pepsipu), allows for the addition of various characters and objects to Mario Kart World, showcasing the new possibilities unlocked by the exploit. Pepsipu explains in a detailed blog post that the jailbreak was achieved by combining OpenAI's Codex with SmileBASIC 4, a $25 eShop app, and a physical Bluetooth light switch flicker to control the console.
The jailbreak was developed over two weeks and relies on an integer overflow discovered in SmileBASIC 4 to exploit the Switch 2's filesystem services. Despite being a tethered jailbreak, requiring the console to be restarted to function again, the successful jailbreak demonstrates the potential for further homebrew applications, game modding, and reverse engineering.
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