
Renowned developer Gezine this week unveiled an innovative jailbreak solution for Sony's PS5 console, Y2JB (YouTube Jailbreak). This technique exploits a security vulnerability in the YouTube app to execute third-party code, providing the first highly reliable jailbreak for the digital PS5. Gezine, previously known for developing the PS4 jailbreak tool BD-JB, released the code publicly on GitHub, but it hasn't yet become a complete jailbreak toolkit.
Unlike traditional exploits for Blu-ray drives or WebKit vulnerabilities, the Y2JB solution requires the YouTube app package (PKG) to gain memory modification permissions. Testing has shown that even on an unactivated PS5 console, the YouTube app briefly loads custom HTML when it launches, a two-second window sufficient to trigger the vulnerability. However, if other code accesses the modified memory, the system will immediately crash. This solution works on firmware versions 4.03 to 12.00, though Sony has patched the vulnerability with firmware version 12.02.
Notably, the vulnerability is currently unavailable for the PS4 console. Gezine specifically pointed out that the vulnerability can be injected by restoring the system through a backup file containing YouTube PKG and the vulnerability, which greatly simplifies the jailbreak process. If the vulnerability is confirmed to be applicable to all PS5 models, Y2JB will become an important breakthrough in the history of digital console cracking, and players will be able to freely run emulators and unofficial applications.