What is CVE-2021-33082?

CVE-2021-33082 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: 4.6/10. Published 2022-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-33082?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage

CVE-2021-33082

Sensitive information in resource not removed before reuse in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.4% 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

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-2021-33082?: CVE-2021-33082 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: 4.6/10. Published 2022-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-33082?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.