CVE-2026-5707 HIGH

CVE-2026-5707: Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)

Vendor Aws
Product Research and Engineering Studio (RES)
Weakness CWE-78
Published April 6, 2026
Last update April 7, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unsanitized input in an OS command in the virtual desktop session name handling in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) version 2025.03 through 2025.12.01 might allow a remote authenticated actor to execute arbitrary commands as root on the virtual desktop host via a crafted session name. To remediate this issue, users are advised to upgrade to RES version 2026.03 or apply the corresponding mitigation patch to their existing environment.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 6, 2026 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated