CVE-2019-3980: SolarWinds Dameware Mini Remote Control

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 5.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• SolarWinds Dameware Mini Remote Control: version 12.1.0.89 only

Published 2019-10-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.