What is CVE-2021-33069?

CVE-2021-33069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-33069?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage

CVE-2021-33069

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.

Published 2022-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00563.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.solidigm.com/content/dam/solidigm/en/site/support/support-community/cve-(se…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33069?: CVE-2021-33069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-33069?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.