CVE-2022-39197

CRITICALNVD 6.19.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-03-30), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 46%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An XSS (Cross Site Scripting) vulnerability was found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike through 4.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike teamserver. To exploit the vulnerability, one must first inspect a Cobalt Strike payload, and then modify the username field in the payload (or create a new payload with the extracted information and then modify that username field to be malformed).

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
46%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 22, 2022

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-39197

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 55× in last 7d / 243× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(10 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (10 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCxiao-zhu-zhu/pig_CS4.4
    First seen Apr 28, 2023

    Cobalt Strike 4.4 猪猪版 去暗桩 去流量特征 beacon仿造真实API服务 修补CVE-2022-39197补丁

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCTheCryingGame/CVE-2022-39197-RCE
    First seen Oct 22, 2022

    CVE-2022-39197 RCE POC

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCits-arun/CVE-2022-39197
    First seen Oct 14, 2022

    CobaltStrike <= 4.7.1 RCE

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoC4nth0ny1130/CVE-2022-39197-fix_patch
    First seen Oct 9, 2022

    CVE-2022-39197 bug fix patch

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoChluwa/cobaltstrike_swing_xss2rce
    First seen Sep 27, 2022

    CVE-2022-39197

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoClovechoudoufu/about_cobaltstrike4.5_cdf
    First seen Sep 26, 2022

    cobaltstrike4.5版本破解、去除checksum8特征、bypass BeaconEye、修复错误路径泄漏stage、增加totp双因子验证、修复CVE-2022-39197等

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCburpheart/CVE-2022-39197-patch
    First seen Sep 26, 2022

    CVE-2022-39197 漏洞补丁. CVE-2022-39197 Vulnerability Patch.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCyqcs/CSPOC
    First seen Sep 24, 2022

    Cobalt Strike RCE CVE-2022-39197

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  • GitHub PoCxzajyjs/CVE-2022-39197-POC
    First seen Sep 23, 2022

    CVE-2022-39197(CobaltStrike XSS <=4.7) POC

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCburpheart/cve-2022-39197
    First seen Sep 22, 2022

    cve-2022-39197 poc

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-39197?
CVE-2022-39197 is a critical vulnerability published on September 22, 2022. An XSS (Cross Site Scripting) vulnerability was found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike through 4.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike teamserver. To exploit the vulnerability, one must first inspect a Cobalt Strike payload, and then modify the username field in the…
When was CVE-2022-39197 disclosed?
CVE-2022-39197 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 22, 2022, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-39197 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-39197 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 30, 2023, affecting Fortra Cobalt Strike. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-39197?
CVE-2022-39197 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-39197?
CVE-2022-39197 affects Fortra Cobalt Strike. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-39197?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-39197, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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