CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-42948
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 85% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2023-03-30, due 2023-04-20
- CWE
- CWE-116
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- helpsystems:cobalt_strike
References
- https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/
- https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/
- https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/