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CVE-2021-0083

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-0083 describes an improper input validation vulnerability affecting specific versions of Intel Optane PMem (before 1.2.0.5446 or 2.2.0.1547). A privileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring high privileges, with impact limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.2.0.1547CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:optane_persistent_memory_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.2.0.5446CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:optane_persistent_memory_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00512.html
Vendor Advisory