{
  "id": "CVE-2022-42948",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2022-42948",
  "published": "2023-03-24T14:15:09.927Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T05:05:39.117Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.02706,
  "epss_percentile": 0.85493,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-03-30",
    "due": "2023-04-20",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/out-of-band-update-cobalt-strike-4-7-2/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "helpsystems"
  ],
  "products": [
    "helpsystems cobalt strike"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-116"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/",
      "tags": [
        "Technical Description",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42948",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}