{"id":"CVE-2019-3980","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-3980","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:25:55.113Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2019-10-08T20:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:35:59.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"vulnreport@tenable.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-346"],"affected":["solarwinds/dameware mini remote control"],"epss":{"score":0.0518,"percentile":0.92402,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-43","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"vulnreport@tenable.com"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-227-43","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"vulnreport@tenable.com"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-43","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-227-43","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3980","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."}