SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01672 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.1 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.1 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12897
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-538w-mghq-g2xc
References
More SolarWinds Dameware Mini Remote Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-02962 Out-of-bounds read in Solarwinds Dameware Remote Mini Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2019-06503 DWRCC in SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control 10.0 x64 has a Buffer Overflow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-02985 Origin validation error in SolarWinds Dameware Remote Mini Remote Client Agent Service CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-11431 In SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control Server 12.0.1.200, insecure file permissions allow file deletion as SYSTEM. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2015-06774 Stack-based buffer overflow in the URI handler in DWRCC.exe in SolarWinds DameWare Mini… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01727 DameWare Mini Remote Control 3.x before 3.74 and 4.x before 4.2 transmits the Blowfish… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2018-12897 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12897 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-538w-mghq-g2xc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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