Cobalt Strike 4.12 Released With New Process Injection, UAC Bypasses and Malleable C2 Options

Cybersecuritynews •Abinaya • November 26, 2025

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Cobalt Strike 4.12 Introduces New Features for Process Injection and UAC Bypasses Cobalt Strike version 4.12 has been released, incorporating new capabilities for process injection, User Account Control (UAC) bypasses, and enhanced Malleable Command and Control (C2) options. These updates are significant for cybersecurity professionals as they may affect the detection and mitigation of threats utilizing this tool. 2 sources 26

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Malware (1)

MITRE ATT&CK (2)

T1055 - Process Injection T1548.002 - Bypass User Account Control