CVE-2023-27879
Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an...
Improper access control in firmware for some 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
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2023-27879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31614
Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31614- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qf8h-hpq5-hc5h
Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an...
Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
GHSA-qf8h-hpq5-hc5h- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2023-27879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27879 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Intel Optane Memory H20 With Solid State Storage Firmware, published November 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.