March 30, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2022-42948 — Fortra Cobalt Strike
Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-03-30- Federal due date
2023-04-20- Vendor
- Fortra
- Product
- Cobalt Strike
- EPSS
- 84.2th percentile (score 0.027, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- ATT&CK
- T1059 , T1190 · signal rollup
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948
CISA short description
Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface contains an unspecified vulnerability rooted in Java Swing that may allow remote code execution.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.