---
id: "CVE-2026-20597"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-20597"]
title: "Modem: out-of-bounds read lets a rogue base station crash a phone"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["cellular-modem", "infrastructure", "mobile-devices"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T03:17:37+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T03:31:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T03:32:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20597", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T03:31:26+00:00"}]
---

# Modem: out-of-bounds read lets a rogue base station crash a phone

A missing bounds check in the modem firmware lets it read memory outside its buffer. A device that connects to an attacker-controlled rogue base station can be knocked offline by remote denial of service.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T03:31:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20597

## From the sources

In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01758223; Issue ID: MSV-8909.

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