CVE-2018-1000049

HIGH EXPLOITED

Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner <7.3 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2018-1000049 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 3 public exploits from researchers including Metasploit, ReverseBrain, reversebrain@snado, phra@snado, including a Metasploit module exploits/multi/misc/claymore_dual_miner_remote_manager_rce.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2018-1000049, a remote code execution vulnerability in Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner APIs. It leverages the miner's remote management APIs to upload and execute malicious scripts (reboot.bash or reboot.bat) via JSON-RPC commands, achieving RCE on both Linux and Windows targets.

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.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45044

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2018-1000049, a remote code execution vulnerability in Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner APIs. It leverages the miner's remote management APIs to upload and execute malicious scripts (reboot.bash or reboot.bat) via JSON-RPC commands, achieving RCE on both Linux and Windows targets.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner (versions with vulnerable APIs)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the miner's API port (default 3333) · Target system running vulnerable Claymore Dual Miner
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ReverseBrain · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44638

This exploit leverages a remote code execution vulnerability in Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner by writing a malicious batch file via the miner_file method and executing it via miner_reboot. The PoC includes a PowerShell reverse shell payload.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner >= 7.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the miner's API port (default 3333) · Ability to send JSON-RPC requests to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by reversebrain@snado, phra@snado · rubypoclinux
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/misc/claymore_dual_miner_remote_manager_rce.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an RCE vulnerability in Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner by leveraging its remote manager APIs to upload and execute malicious scripts (reboot.bash/reboot.bat) via JSON-RPC commands. The exploit supports both Linux and Windows targets.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner (versions with remote manager APIs enabled)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the miner's remote manager API (default port 3333) · Remote manager APIs enabled on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.7919
EPSS Percentile 99.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2018-05-17
CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
nanopool/claymore_dual_miner < 7.3
Published Feb 09, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026