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CVE-2007-4600

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The "Protect Worksheet" functionality in Mathsoft Mathcad 12 through 13.1, and PTC Mathcad 14, implements file access restrictions via a protection element in a gzipped XML file, which allows attackers to bypass these restrictions by removing this element.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.6 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.3% (25th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-4582)
Published
October 18, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4582 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • ptc / mathcad
  • ptc / mathcad
  • ptc / mathcad
  • ptc / mathcad

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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