CVE-2007-4600
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.
Published:Oct 18, 2007
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Oct 18, 2007
EPSS Score:0.00071
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Ptc
Product
Mathcad
Ptc
Mathcad
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
