{"cve":"CVE-2006-7037","nvd":{"published":"2007-02-23T03:28:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:34:16.000","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"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"],"products":["mathsoft:mathcad"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:44:49.019236172+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-7037","score":0.00327,"percentile":0.25819,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}