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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-3980

SolarWinds dameware_mini_remote_control Origin Validation Error

Published Jan 28, 2025 · catalog updated Jan 28, 2025 · SolarWinds

Patch now

CVE-2019-3980 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm SolarWinds against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
5.14%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor SolarWinds dameware_mini_remote_control

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. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor SolarWinds dameware_mini_remote_controlversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-3980

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-3980 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm SolarWinds against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 5.14%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 28, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Jan 28, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-3980

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-3980

    30-day exploitation probability 5.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.