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  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2022-42948",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Cobalt Strike — Interface Markup Injection to Code Execution",
  "summary": "Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 does not properly escape markup shown in its Java Swing components, so injected crafted markup can remotely run code in its user interface.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 9.8,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
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  "epss": 0.02706,
  "exploitation": {
    "known_exploited": true,
    "exploit_available": false,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2023-03-30",
    "kev_due": "2023-04-20",
    "prerequisites": "The ability to get crafted markup displayed in the Cobalt Strike user interface."
  },
  "kill_chain": "execution",
  "recommended_action": "Update Cobalt Strike to a release newer than 4.7.1, following the vendor's guidance.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T08:18:20.755Z",
      "confidence": "high",
      "extractor": "scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1"
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      "source": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
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      "confidence": "high",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T08:18:20.755Z",
      "confidence": "high",
      "extractor": "claude-code"
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "cisa",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/"
    }
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  "published_at": "2023-03-24T14:15:09.927Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-11-05T08:18:20.755Z",
  "tags": [
    "fortra",
    "cobalt-strike",
    "code-execution"
  ]
}