CVE-2021-33082 Information disclosure in Intel(R) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products

Medium 4.6 Published 12 May 2022 Updated 5 May 2025

Unauthenticated attackers with physical access can read sensitive data from Intel SSD and Optane drives due to improper resource cleanup.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-33082?

CVE-2021-33082 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD Products, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-212

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33082?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Intel Optane Memory H10 With Solid State Storage Firmware, Intel Optane Memory H20 With Solid State Storage Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd 900p Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd 905p Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd Dc P4800x Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd Dc P4801x Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33082 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-33082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r3xp-3wrm-g7w6.