PS5 jailbreak hopes fade: the author of the Prolapse exploit says it doesn't work on firmware 14.00 and 14.10

2026-11-10 · Guides

By November 5, 2026, the Prolapse exploit for PS5 had fallen through. Its author, researcher Jose Coixao, said further testing showed the method doesn't cause the memory corruption it needs on PS5 hardware. VGTimes, Notebookcheck and iXBT all report it. A jailbreak for consoles on firmware 14.00 and 14.10 now looks unlikely any time soon.

DualSense controller, official Sony photo

How it unfolded

September 29. The Relapse exploit went public, covering firmware 7.00 through 13.60. By then Sony had already shipped version 14.00, which outlets say closed that hole.

October 21. Firmware 14.20 arrived. The official notes mention only improved messaging and usability on some screens.

Late October. Coixao announced that Prolapse was "coming to 14.00/14.10." LavX and Notebookcheck describe it as a memory-management bug in the system kernel. He also said 14.20 had fixed the flaw. Sony never confirmed that, so it rests on the researcher's word. No working code or demo came with the announcement.

November 2. Sony released firmware 14.22 with a one-line note about security fixes. We covered it in yesterday's report.

November 4-5. Coixao conceded the method doesn't work on PS5. iXBT quotes him as saying "it looks like we're out of luck with PS5 on firmwares 14.00 and 14.10." That exact quote appears in one outlet, but several report the same conclusion.

PlayStation 5 accessories, official Sony photo

What else the scene is saying

According to VGTimes and Notebookcheck, another well-known researcher, Gezine, reached the debug settings menu on firmware 14.10. He's keeping the method private, and it isn't a full jailbreak.

Outlets also point to a second wall. Even a working kernel exploit doesn't run game backups. That takes a hypervisor bypass too, and the known one only works up to firmware 13.60.

Sony hasn't commented.

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Where GTA 6 comes in

Prolapse stirred up talk about GTA 6 showing up on jailbroken consoles. For now that looks like a long shot. The game is rumored to require recent firmware: unnamed data miners pointed to a 14.10 minimum, while the PlayStation Game Size account points to 14.22, according to Wccftech. Neither Sony nor Rockstar has confirmed a number.

What it means for you

If you own a PS5, there's no reason to hold off on system updates. Signing in to PSN already requires firmware 14.10 or later, and new games will keep asking for newer versions.

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