CVE-2022-42948Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing components.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 30, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 20, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-116
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 30, 2023; federal remediation due Apr 20, 2023Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 2.71% (percentile 86)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
helpsystems cobalt_strike helpsystems:cobalt_strike | 4.7.1 | NVD |
References
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/vendor-advisory
- https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/third-party-advisory
- https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/technical-description, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42948us-government-resource
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