| Interpretation | Who acts? | Target | Goal | |---|---|---|---| | Tool patched | Hacker/Reverse engineer | nx2elf tool itself | Decrypt newer NX binaries | | ELF patched | Reverse engineer | Converted ELF binary | Make analysis possible (resolve deps, remove anti-analysis) | | System patched | Nintendo (vendor) | Switch firmware/Horizon OS | Prevent nx2elf from working |
The "patched" status implies that Nintendo has implemented security measures (specifically within the Switch's kernel and system firmware) to prevent the dumping of these executables, or that the tool itself has been modified to bypass these measures. Currently, standard methods for dumping NSOs via nx2elf are largely obsolete or patched on modern firmware versions running on original hardware, having been replaced by more sophisticated memory dumping techniques. nx2elf patched