Switch 2 gets first software jailbreak without a modchip

Security researcher Sammy Hajhamid (pepsipu) unveiled ns2jb, a software exploit achieving arbitrary code execution on Nintendo Switch 2 without a hardware modchip. Mods and homebrew only persist during an active session and are lost on shutdown, and Nintendo could patch the flaw in a future firmware update.

• ns2jb was demonstrated on October 22, 2026 by Sammy Hajhamid
• Mods and homebrew run without a modchip but reset after shutdown
• Demo added Peter Griffin, Hatsune Miku and Cinnamoroll to Mario Kart World
• The exploit may also work on the original Switch, though better methods exist