The PS5 hacking scene just took a big leap forward
[For a few years now][1], the PS5 hacking community has been chipping away at various exploits that let users fully jailbreak their locked-down console. For the most part, though, those exploits [have only worked][2] with years-old versions of [the PS5's frequently updated firmware][3], making them less than useful for many everyday users.
That changed Tuesday with [the release of the new Relapse exploit][4], which works with any PS5 up to firmware version 13.6 (released in July). That means jailbreaking is now possible on any PS5 that was last updated before [the mid-September release of firmware version 14.00.00][5].
The so-called Relapse exploit makes use of [a long-known WebKit vulnerability][6] in [the PS5's hard-to-access web browser][7], escalating from there to [gain write access to the PS5 kernel][8] and install [an ELF loader][9] to streamline the running of arbitrary code. The new method is also a lot more efficient than previous PS5 jailbreak exploits, which [could hang the system for 50 minutes per attempt][10].
[Read full article][11]
[Comments][12]
[1]: https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-ps5-jailbreak-is-here-and-its-looking-good-mvg-firmware-dependent-and-development-still-ongoing.809940/
[2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5_Jailbreak/comments/1t3uooq/current_state_of_ps5_jailbreaking_in_early_mai/
[3]: https://www.xtremeps3.com/ps5-firmware-history/#google_vignette
[4]: https://github.com/ntfargo/Relapse-Exploit
[5]: https://mp1st.com/news/ps5-update-26-06-14-00-00-released-september-16-turns-enhance-pssr-image-quality
[6]: https://github.com/ChendoChap/PS5-Webkit-Execution
[7]: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/11/the-playstation-5-has-a-hidden-web-browser-heres-how-to-find-it/
[8]: https://pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/19414/playstation-5-relapse-jailbreak
[9]: https://github.com/ps5-payload-dev/elfldr
[10]: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5_Jailbreak/comments/1ufrp2w/i_dont_mind_the_50_minutes_wait_only_if_it_doesnt/
[11]: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/09/ps5-jailbreaks-just-got-a-lot-more-useful/
[12]: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/09/ps5-jailbreaks-just-got-a-lot-more-useful/#comments
A PlayStation employee demonstrates how to put a disc into the PlayStation 5, at the Sony headquarters building in central Tokyo on November 27, 2024.
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