Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner version 7.3 and earlier contains a remote code execution vulnerability by abusing the miner API.

published 2018-02-09 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1810

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 76.9%; EPSS 76.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner version 7.3 and earlier contains a remote code execution vulnerability by abusing the miner API. The flaw can be exploited only if the software is executed with read/write mode enabled.

Timeline

2018-02-09 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/misc/claymore_dual_miner_remote_manager_rce)
2018-02-09 Published

Exploit prediction

76.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/multi/misc/claymore_dual_miner_remote_manager_rce Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner APIs RCE metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2018-02-09
EDB-45044 Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner - APIs Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2018-07-17
EDB-44638 Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner 7.3 - Remote Code Execution remote, 2018-05-17
reversebrain.github.io https://reversebrain.github.io/2018/02/01/Claymore-Dual-Miner-Remote-Code-Execution/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.0	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-1000049
NVD CVE-2018-1000049

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Summary