Denial of Service Vulnerability in Intel SSD and Optane Products
CVE-2021-33069
5.5MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
Intel
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 12 May 2022
What is CVE-2021-33069?
A vulnerability in the firmware of certain Intel SSD and Optane products can lead to improper resource shutdown or release. This flaw may allow a privileged user with local access to enable a denial of service condition, impacting the availability of the affected devices. This issue affects a range of Intel SSD products and can pose significant operational risks if exploited.

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Affected Version(s)
Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC See references
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved