CVE-2026-82079

HIGHPre-NVD 8.48.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4(high)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity84% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
15%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 10, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security notice for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2｜Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch｜Nintendo

https://www.nintendo.com/security-advisories/en/index.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-82079(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 72× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-25 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 19:52 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 19:54 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-23 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 19:57 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 19:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-22 07:58 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-21 08:00 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-21 08:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-20 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-19 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-19 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-19 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-18 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-18 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-18 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 20:04 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-17 20:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 06:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 18:11 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 04:10 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-15 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-14 16:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 04:13 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-14 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-12 16:17 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-12 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-11 16:20 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-11 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-11 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-11 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 01:05 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-11 01:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-11 01:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 7
  35. 2026-09-10 15:20 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.40
  36. 2026-09-10 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-10 15:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.4 · severity → HIGH
  38. 2026-09-10 15:19 UTCEG score recompute▼ 8.40
  39. 2026-09-10 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-10 15:17 UTCNVD update
  41. 2026-09-10 15:00 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.40
  42. 2026-09-10 15:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-10 15:00 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.4 · severity → HIGH
  44. 2026-09-10 06:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-10 06:34 UTCNVD update
  46. 2026-09-10 05:25 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-10 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-82079?
CVE-2026-82079 is a high vulnerability published on September 10, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-82079 disclosed?
CVE-2026-82079 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2026, with the most recent update on September 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-82079 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-82079 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 85.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-82079?
CVE-2026-82079 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-82079?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-82079, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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