CVE-2022-42948
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Mar 24, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Oct 14, 2022
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 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.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42948government-resource
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