Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing…
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-116Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-03-30CISA due date 2023-04-20
EPSS 0.02706 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:helpsystems:cobalt_strike:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.1 | Vulnerable | Helpsystems |
- cpe:2.3:a:helpsystems:cobalt_strike:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.1 Vulnerable ·Helpsystems
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2023-03-30 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42948
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8qh-hq9w-qh3p
References
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Sources
- CVE-2022-42948 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42948 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c8qh-hq9w-qh3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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