CVE-2001-1354

NetWin Authentication module - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-1354. PoCs published by byterage.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit is a password cracker for the Netwin Authentication Module (NWAuth), which uses a weak one-way hash function. It brute-forces encrypted passwords found in admin.dat and nwauth.clg files by leveraging the predictable encryption scheme.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by byterage · clocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21020

This exploit is a password cracker for the Netwin Authentication Module (NWAuth), which uses a weak one-way hash function. It brute-forces encrypted passwords found in admin.dat and nwauth.clg files by leveraging the predictable encryption scheme.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Netwin Authentication Module (NWAuth)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to encrypted password files (admin.dat or nwauth.clg)
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6866
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3075
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/198293

Scores

EPSS 0.0078
EPSS Percentile 51.1%

Details

Status published
Products (12)
netwin/dmail 2.5d
netwin/dmail 2.7
netwin/dmail 2.7q
netwin/dmail 2.7r
netwin/dmail 2.8e
netwin/dmail 2.8f
netwin/dmail 2.8g
netwin/dmail 2.8h
netwin/dmail 2.8i
netwin/surgeftp 1.0b
... and 2 more
Published Jul 20, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026