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medium 5.5

CVE-2021-33069 json

Improper resource shutdown or release in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) S…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-19784

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper resource shutdown or release in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Patch / fix

  • intel optane_ssd_dc_p4800x_firmware e2010600
  • intel optane_ssd_dc_p4801x_firmware e2010600
  • intel optane_ssd_p5800x_firmware l0310200
  • intel optane_memory_h20_with_solid_state_storage_firmware pgf028k
  • intel optane_memory_h10_with_solid_state_storage_firmware tgf061k
  • intel optane_ssd_905p_firmware fw600
  • intel optane_ssd_900p_firmware fw600

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Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.