CVE-2018-1000049
Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner version 7.3 and earlier contains a remote code execution vulnerability by abusing the miner API.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 76.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 76.94% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- nanopool/claymore dual miner
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 75.1% on 21 September 2026 to 76.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147678/Nanopool-Claymore-Dual-Miner-7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148578/Nanopool-Claymore-Dual-Miner-APIs-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/misc/claymore_dual_miner_remote_manager_rce
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2018/1000xxx/CVE-2018-1000049.json
- https://reversebrain.github.io/2018/02/01/Claymore-Dual-Miner-Remote-Code-Execution
- https://reversebrain.github.io/2018/02/01/Claymore-Dual-Miner-Remote-Code-Execution/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/ReverseBrain/status/951850534985662464Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44638/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45044/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147678/Nanopool-Claymore-Dual-Miner-7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148578/Nanopool-Claymore-Dual-Miner-APIs-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/misc/claymore_dual_miner_remote_manager_rce
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2018/1000xxx/CVE-2018-1000049.json
- https://reversebrain.github.io/2018/02/01/Claymore-Dual-Miner-Remote-Code-Execution
- https://reversebrain.github.io/2018/02/01/Claymore-Dual-Miner-Remote-Code-Execution/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/ReverseBrain/status/951850534985662464Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44638/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45044/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.