CVE-2021-33074
Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC and Intel(R)...
Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2021-33074- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2021-33074- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19789
Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19789- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvx8-fwgx-8q52
Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC and Intel(R)...
Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
GHSA-jvx8-fwgx-8q52- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-33074 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage Firmware, published May 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.