High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 6, 2026· Updated Apr 10, 2026
CVE-2026-5707
CVE-2026-5707
Description
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:research_and_engineering_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <2026.03
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/aws/res/issues/151nvdExploitIssue Tracking
- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03nvdRelease Notes
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