Vulnerability in Solarwinds Dameware Mini Remote Control

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. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can request smart card login and upload and execute an arbitrary executable run under the Local System account.

EPSS: 0.052 (91.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3980?
CVE-2019-3980 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Dameware Mini Remote Control, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-3980?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-3980 known to be exploited?
31 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.