CVE-2023-27879

Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.

Published: 2023-11-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-27879 is rated Low Risk (33.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-27879

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.26% +0.16%
2 2025-03-30 0.23% 0.09% -0.14%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-27879

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.5 5.8 [email protected]
4.6 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-27879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-27879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel optane_memory_h20_with_solid_state_storage_firmware < u4110553-g004 cpe:2.3:o:intel:optane_memory_h20_with_solid_state_storage_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel optane_ssd_905p_firmware < e2010650 cpe:2.3:o:intel:optane_ssd_905p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel optane_ssd_dc_p4800x_firmware < e2010650 cpe:2.3:o:intel:optane_ssd_dc_p4800x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel optane_ssd_dc_p4801x_firmware < e2010650 cpe:2.3:o:intel:optane_ssd_dc_p4801x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-27879

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