CVE-2006-7037

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-02-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Mathsoft Mathcad: 12, 13, 13.1

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
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

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