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

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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

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.32%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.32% 0.00323

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00323

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.32% (0.00323)	23.03th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.32% (0.00323)	23.84th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.07% (0.00071)	19.02th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.06% (0.00059)	26.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 25, 2024	0.06% (0.00059)	24.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00059)	22.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (4)

http://osvdb.org/43764
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3248
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482341/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37263
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/43764		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3248		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482341/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37263		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 18, 2007

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 30, 2007

Link CVE-2007-4600

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2007-4600

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2007-4600