What is CVE-2021-33080?

CVE-2021-33080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-33080?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-33080 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage

CVE-2021-33080

Exposure of sensitive system information due to uncleared debug information in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD DC, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC Products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure or escalation of privilege via physical access.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-212 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ref3t/Attack2VUL

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00563.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.solidigm.com/content/dam/newco-aem-site/master/site/support/Solidigm SA-000… (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33080?: CVE-2021-33080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-33080?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-33080 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.