CVE-2005-0518

eXeem 0.21 - Plaintext Password Storage in Registry

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2005-0518. PoCs published by illwill, Kozan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit reads proxy credentials stored in plaintext in the Windows Registry by eXeem v0.2X. It queries specific registry keys to extract the proxy IP, username, and password, then displays them to the user.

Description

eXeem 0.21 stores sensitive information such as passwords in plaintext in the Exeem registry key, which allows local users to gain privileges via the proxy_user and proxy_password values.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by illwill · assemblylocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/844

This exploit reads proxy credentials stored in plaintext in the Windows Registry by eXeem v0.2X. It queries specific registry keys to extract the proxy IP, username, and password, then displays them to the user.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: eXeem v0.2X
No auth needed
Prerequisites: eXeem v0.2X installed on the target system · Access to the target system's registry
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kozan · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/834

This exploit reads proxy credentials stored in plaintext in the Windows Registry by eXeem v0.21, exposing them to local users. It queries specific registry keys to retrieve and display the proxy IP, username, and password.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: eXeem v0.21
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · eXeem v0.21 installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013266

Scores

EPSS 0.0068
EPSS Percentile 47.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
exeem/exeem 0.21
Published Feb 23, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026