CVE-2001-1356

NetWin SurgeFTP 2.0f and earlier encrypts passwords using weak hashing, a fixed salt value and modulo 40 calculations, which allows remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks against the administrator account on port 7021.

Published: 2001-08-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1356 is rated High Risk (73.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.82%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1356

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.10% 3.82% +2.72%
2 2025-03-30 1.70% 1.10% -0.60%
3 2025-03-29 1.70%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1356

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1356

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1356

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netwin surgeftp 2.0a cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0b cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0c cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0d cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0e cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0f cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1356

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