CVE-2022-42948 on CISA KEV

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.

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• www.cobaltstrike.com — https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/
• www.redpacketsecurity.com — https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2…
• thesecmaster.com — https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
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06Detection

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