CVE-2022-42948

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2023-03-30

Actively exploited. CVE-2022-42948 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-03-30) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface contains an unspecified vulnerability rooted in Java Swing that may allow remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

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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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 84% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2022-42948: Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-03-30

External references

NVD record for CVE-2022-42948

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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