CVE-2018-12897
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
- Record
CVE-2018-12897- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
- Record
CVE-2018-12897- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4850 No score
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4850- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-538w-mghq-g2xc
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.
- Record
GHSA-538w-mghq-g2xc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DameWare Remote Support 12.0.0.509 - 'Host' Buffer Overflow (SEH) | 2019-07-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12897 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Solarwinds Dameware Mini Remote Control, published September 7, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.