{
    "id": "CVE-2022-42948",
    "published": "2023-03-24 14:15:09",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 05:05:39",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.02706",
    "epss_percentile": "0.85385",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2023-04-20",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:31:27",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-04-20."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "helpsystems",
            "product": "cobalt_strike"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2022-42948",
        "date_added": "2023-03-30",
        "due_date": "2023-04-20",
        "vendor": "Fortra",
        "product": "Cobalt Strike",
        "name": "Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/",
        "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.cobaltstrike.com/blog/",
        "https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42948"
    ]
}