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CVE-2022-42948: Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2022-42948
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface contains an unspecified vulnerability rooted in Java Swing that may allow remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Fortraproduct: Cobalt StrikeRemote code execution
What
Cobalt Strike User Interface contains a remote code execution vulnerability.
Who is affected
Users of Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation of the vulnerability.
Action
Patch the Cobalt Strike User Interface to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-03-30
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-42948coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Fortra Cobalt Strike

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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