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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2001-1354 json

NetWin Authentication module (NWAuth) 2.0 and 3.0b, as implemented in SurgeFTP, DMail, and possibly other packages, uses weak password hash…

published 2001-07-20 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1335

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

NetWin Authentication module (NWAuth) 2.0 and 3.0b, as implemented in SurgeFTP, DMail, and possibly other packages, uses weak password hashing, which could allow local users to decrypt passwords or use a different password that has the same hash value as the correct password.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21020)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21020 NetWin DMail 2.x / SurgeFTP 1.0/2.0 - Weak Password Encryption local, 2001-07-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3075 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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