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Case study May 1, 2026

Technical University of Crete + NTUA: Unauthenticated Ollama, MiniMax Cloud, 235.7B Model

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Universities
Country
tech

NuClide Research · 2026-05-01


Technical University of Crete

IP: 147.27.38.32 (hp2420.telecom.tuc.gr), Heraklion, Greece
Models: 14 (1 cloud proxy)

MiniMax Cloud Proxy + Credential Leak

{
  "error": "unauthorized",
  "signin_url": "https://ollama.com/connect?name=arian&key=<base64>"
}
  • Username: arian
  • SSH pubkey: ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIASZr/fN5P73o/WF6vT/owMFz3ftTeBlzOpEFpS2QStP
  • Cloud proxy: minimax-m2.7:cloud (MiniMax API subscription)

14 total models accessible without authentication.


National Technical University of Athens: Node 1

IP: 147.102.40.5 (p620.cn.ece.ntua.gr), Athens, Greece
Models: 20 (0 cloud proxy)

235.7B-Parameter Model Exposed

ModelSizeNotes
deepseek-coder-v2:236b123 GB235.7B-param MoE coding model (tag is :236b, actual params 235.7B)
qwen2.5-coder:32b18 GBCoding
qwen3-coder:30b17 GBCoding
qwen3-embedding:0.6b0 GBEmbedding, RAG component
qwen3:latest4 GBGeneral
(15 more models)

20 models accessible without authentication. The deepseek-coder-v2:236b (235.7B params, 123GB on disk) represents significant dedicated GPU compute accessible to any internet actor for free inference.

RAG pipeline present: qwen3-embedding:0.6b suggests active document retrieval workflow.


National Technical University of Athens: Node 2

IP: 147.102.111.27, Athens, Greece
Models: 3 (2 cloud proxy)

Cloud Proxy + Account Takeover

{
  "error": "unauthorized",
  "signin_url": "https://ollama.com/connect?name=1600b8395e7f&key=<base64>"
}
  • Username: 1600b8395e7f
  • SSH pubkey: ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIB5OXHHJjrUQNMZQWSXuZlJz8DG422KMffCpLMst22/5
  • Cloud proxies: deepseek-v4-pro:cloud, minimax-m2.7:cloud
ModelNotes
deepseek-v4-pro:cloudCloud proxy, account takeover
minimax-m2.7:cloudCloud proxy, account takeover
llama3.2:3bLocal

Username 1600b8395e7f is a MAC address or container ID, automated or containerized deployment.


Findings (Both)

Both institutions have unauthenticated Ollama ports (11434 open, no auth). CVE-2025-63389 model injection applies to all models on both hosts.

TechCrete F2, credential leak on MiniMax cloud proxy.
NTUA F2, free inference on 235.7B model, potential RAG pipeline injection.


Remediation

OLLAMA_HOST=127.0.0.1:11434
systemctl restart ollama

Disclosure

  • Discovered: 2026-05-01
  • Status: Pending outreach to TUC and NTUA IT Security