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CVE-2022-47949

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2022-12-24 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

The Nintendo NetworkBuffer class, as used in Animal Crossing: New Horizons before 2.0.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large UDP packet that causes a buffer overflow, aka ENLBufferPwn. The victim must join a game session with the attacker. Other affected products include Mario Kart 7 before 1.2, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe before 2.1.0, ARMS before 5.4.1, Splatoon, Splatoon 2 before 5.5.1, Splatoon 3 before late 2022, Super Mario Maker 2 before 3.0.2, and Nintendo Switch Sports before late 2022.

Affected Platforms

Nintendo Mario Kart 8Nintendo SplatoonNintendo ArmsNintendo Splatoon 3Nintendo Mario Kart 7Nintendo Super Mario Maker 2Nintendo Switch SportsNintendo Animal Crossing\Nintendo Splatoon 2

Weakness Type

CWE-120, CWE-120

References