CVE-2022-42948

Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 30 Mar 2023

Description

Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing components. By injecting crafted HTML code, it is possible to remotely execute code in the Cobalt Strike UI.

Key facts

Published: 24 Mar 2023
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: mitre
KEV added: 30 Mar 2023
KEV fix due: 20 Apr 2023
EPSS: 2.706% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 86.198% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a (affected)