CVE-2006-7037
Mathcad 12 through 13.1 allows local users to bypass the security features by directly accessing or editing the XML representation of the worksheet with a text editor or other program, which allows attackers to (1) bypass password protection by replacing the password field with a hash of a known password, (2) modify timestamps to avoid detection of modifications, (3) remove locks by removing the "is-locked" attribute, and (4) view locked data, which is stored in plaintext.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.3% (26th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-7019)
- Published
- February 23, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-7019 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mathsoft / mathcad
- mathsoft / mathcad
- mathsoft / mathcad
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 95
- microsoft / windows 98
- microsoft / windows 98se
- microsoft / windows me
- microsoft / windows nt
- microsoft / windows xp
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436441/30/4560/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27115
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27116
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27118
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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