{"id":"CVE-2018-12897","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-12897","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:31:38.911Z","title":"SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.","description":"SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.","published":"2018-09-07T22:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:38:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["solarwinds/dameware mini remote control"],"epss":{"score":0.01672,"percentile":0.76696,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-07-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47126,"kind":"exploit","title":"DameWare Remote Support 12.0.0.509 - 'Host' Buffer Overflow (SEH)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47126","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/47126.py","file":"exploits/windows/local/47126.py","published":"2019-07-16","added":"2019-07-16","updated":"2019-07-16","author":"Xavi Beltran","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-12897"],"tags":"Buffer Overflow","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comDameWareMRC32-St.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153668/DameWare-Remote-Support-12.0.0.509-Buffer-Overflow.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/solarwinds-cve-2018-12897-dameware-mini-remote-control-local-seh-buffer-overflow/","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153668/DameWare-Remote-Support-12.0.0.509-Buffer-Overflow.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/solarwinds-cve-2018-12897-dameware-mini-remote-control-local-seh-buffer-overflow/","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12897","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}