CVE-2022-42948 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since March 30, 2023.

The EPSS score is 0.21023.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Helpsystems	Cobalt Strike

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:helpsystems:cobalt_strike:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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-2022-42948
https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/
https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/

History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42948

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2023-03-30'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:15:21.818Z

Reserved: 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42948

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:19:05.527Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-24T14:15:09.927

Modified: 2025-10-22T00:18:11.650

Link: CVE-2022-42948

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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