CVE-2018-12897
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.67% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 16 July 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- solarwinds/dameware mini remote control
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153668/DameWare-Remote-Support-12.0.0.509-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/solarwinds-cve-2018-12897-dameware-mini-remote-control-local-seh-buffer-overflow/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153668/DameWare-Remote-Support-12.0.0.509-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/solarwinds-cve-2018-12897-dameware-mini-remote-control-local-seh-buffer-overflow/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.