PS5/PS4 “Lapse” Kernel exploit released, compatible up to PS4 12.02 and PS5 10.01 (but…)
Dropping a bomb on the scene, developer abc has released the “Lapse” Kernel exploit for PS4 and PS5 yesterday. The exploit is compatible up to Firmwares 12.02 for the PS4 and 10.01 for the PS5 (or, more specifically, the developer states it was patched in PS4 12.50 and PS5 10.20), so this is a massive release.
PS4/PS5 Lapse exploit details
The exploit relies on a double free vulnerability in aio_multi_delete, as described here. (Additional details on the PS4 Dev Wiki)
However, the currently released implementation is specifically for PS4 Firmwares 8.0x only at the moment. The exploit will need to be ported to other firmwares (something that is generally considered more difficult on the PS5), and, notably for recent firmwares and in particular on the PS5, we will need usermode entry points (webkit exploits, etc…).
In other words, implementing a fully working Jailbreak on higher firmwares (PS4 and PS5) could take some time. To my knowledge, there isn’t currently a public usermode exploit on those higher firmwares to act as an entry point (at this point I’m discounting the LUA exploits: you either got the games in time or you didn’t, and I don’t consider it practical. This is just my opinion of course)
PS5 Hypervisor Hack for 3.xx/4.xx ?
In parallel, and equally as interesting, Zecoxao has hinted that we might be getting a Hypervisor exploit for PS5 3.xx/4.xx. This would be a massive breakthrough, considering the PS5 Hypervisor moved outside of the Kernel, for increased security, with Firmwares 3.xx. A hypervisor exploit allows for basically full control of the system. It is considered “better” than realtime debugging/hack kstuff, from a performance and feature perspective.
hypervisor on 3.xx and 4.xx may be a reality soon enough
— Jose Coixao (@notnotzecoxao) May 7, 2025
Download Lapse Exploit (PS4 8.0x proof of concept)
You can Download the proof of concept exploit here. (link provided by Modded Warfare)
Keep in mind that this is currently only for PS4 8.0x, and that for the PS5, as well as higher PS4 Firmwares, the scene is technically waiting for new usermode entrypoints.
Very Nice! Finally some good news :D.
What are the latest firmwares that current usermode entry points support?
Pppwn supports 8.0 I think
Pppwn hasn’t even been implemented on PS5, no one is exploiting their PS5 using Pppwn
great
hello i am new in jailbreak can someone tell me what is this i gut a ps4 pro 12 firmware and i am trying to find somthink to jailbreak …thanks
Wasn’t there some web exploit that was still working on PS4 up to at least 11.02? I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the mention of it here, it runs in integrated web browser and I think you can executed somewhere from settings, but for the love of me I can’t remember the exact details, only that I once tried to run it when there was “proof of concept”, just to verify that yes, it indeed works on my console. Can’t find it in the news no more, but maybe I’m looking wrong. Maybe that would become an entrypoint for more more recent and still vulnerable versions of PS4 firmware.
You probably mean the goldhen one. I don’t think it’s an actual kernel exploit as it’s temporary and you have to load it up each time and cant use it to install an actual cfw.
“PS5/PS4 ‘Lapse’ kernel exploit is out—works up to PS4 12.02 & PS5 10.01 (but… security risks loom!). Stay patched!”