---
id: "CVE-2026-33971"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-33971"]
title: "LTE RRC component: pre-authentication messages cause a data abort and denial of service"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["baseband", "infrastructure", "lte", "mobile-devices"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-05T03:17:26+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-05T03:31:43+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-05T03:33:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33971", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-05T03:31:43+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# LTE RRC component: pre-authentication messages cause a data abort and denial of service

The LTE Radio Resource Control component mishandles certain messages received before authentication, triggering a data abort. The result is a denial-of-service condition on the affected baseband or modem component.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05T03:31:43+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33971

## From the sources

In the LTE RRC component, improper handling of messages before authentication triggers a data abort, which leads to a denial‑of‑service condition.

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