CVE-2019-3980
The Solarwinds Dameware Mini Remote Client agent v12.1.0.89 supports smart card authentication which can allow a user to upload an executable to be executed on the DWRCS.exe host.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Solarwinds Dameware Mini Remote Client agent v12.1.0.89 supports smart card authentication which can allow a user to upload an executable to be executed on the DWRCS.exe host. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can request smart card login and upload and execute an arbitrary executable run under the Local System account.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.18% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-346
- Affected
- solarwinds/dameware mini remote control
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
EPSS 5.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-43Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-227-43Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-43Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-227-43Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.