[TUTORIAL] PS4: which exploit for GoldHEN depending on your firmware (up to 13.52)

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[TUTORIAL] PS4: which exploit for GoldHEN depending on your firmware (up to 13.52)

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Automatically translated from French.

[TUTO] PS4 : quel exploit pour GoldHEN selon votre firmware (jusqu’au 13.52)

GoldHEN is the reference homebrew enabler (HEN) for the PS4: it lets you run homebrews, use FTP, cheats and backups of your own games. It doesn't install permanently: it must be relaunched after every full reboot (rest mode is supported). Everything depends on your firmware, so start by checking it in Settings > System > System Information.


The right exploit for your firmware
  • Up to 9.00: browser exploits (WebKit).
  • 7.00 à 11.00: PPPwn, over an Ethernet cable (a PC or a small board sends the exploit via PPPoE, with SiSTRo's stage2).
  • 9.00 à 13.00: Lapse (up to 12.02) and Poopsploit (up to 13.00), launched from a BD-J disc with HenLoader_LP.
  • 13.02, 13.04, 13.50 and 13.52: a new browser exploit published in mid-September 2026. GoldHEN 2.4b18.11 supports 13.52; the other versions use an open source HEN in the meantime. This is very recent: wait for feedback before jumping in.
  • 14.00 (September 16, 2026): no exploit. Beware of sites that promise one.

General steps
  1. Block updates: stop connecting to PSN, delete any already-downloaded update (Notifications > Downloads) and use a DNS that blocks the update servers.
  2. Prepare GoldHEN according to the method: for BD-J, a USB drive in FAT32 or exFAT (MBR partition table) with GoldHEN renamed payload.bin; for PPPwn, the stage2 matching your firmware.
  3. Launch the exploit. On first launch, GoldHEN is copied to the console and reused afterward.
  4. Check that the GoldHEN menu is present in Settings: FTP on port 2121, BinLoader on port 9090.

⚠ Warning: never update the console, and only send payloads from known sources to BinLoader: an incompatible payload can crash the PS4. Only download GoldHEN from its official GitHub page or its author SiSTRo's Ko-fi.


What about the PS5?

The scene is progressing (etaHEN, kstuff, Y2JB…), but methods change every week and depend closely on the firmware. Follow our news and keep your PS5 offline, without updating.


Sources and official guides: GoldHEN · HenLoader_LP · Lapse (Wololo) · 13.52 Hack (Logic-Sunrise)

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