CVE-2007-3010
CVE-2007-3010 is a security flaw in Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise. Attackers can run their own code on Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 15 Apr 2022.[1]
Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff.
Description
CISA calls it a remote code execution in Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise. In its words: “masterCGI in the Unified Maintenance Tool in Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “masterCGI in the Unified Maintenance Tool in Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server R7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the user parameter during a ping action.”[2]
The underlying weakness is improper input validation (CWE-20), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 9.8 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it critical, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record doesn’t list version ranges for it. CISA names the product as Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise.
Most families won’t have Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise; it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 15 Apr 2022, 5,323 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 6 May 2022 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 97%. That’s in the top 1% of the flaws it scores.[3]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
CISA’s required action: “Apply updates per vendor instructions.”[1]
- Check whether you use it.Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed, or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 6 May 2022 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 9.8.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 97%.[3] |
See also
Other improper input validation flaws
- CVE-2026-93952, Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator: improper input validation ·
- CVE-2019-1068, Microsoft SQL Server: remote code execution ·
- CVE-2026-12569, PTC Windchill and FlexPLM: improper input validation ·
- CVE-2026-34910, Ubiquiti UniFi OS: improper input validation ·
- CVE-2026-6973, Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM): improper input validation ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2022-22960, VMware products: privilege escalation ·
- CVE-2022-1364, Chrome and other Chromium browsers: type confusion ·
- CVE-2019-3929, Crestron products: command injection ·
- CVE-2019-16057, D-Link DNS-320 Storage Device: DNS-320 remote code execution ·
- CVE-2018-7841, Schneider Electric U.motion Builder: SQL injection ·
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise Remote Code Execution Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 15 Apr 2022.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2007-3010 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 18 Sep 2007.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.974, percentile 99.9, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2007-3010”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.