CVE-2026-5707
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.
- Published Apr 6, 2026
- CVSS 8.7 high
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- Public exploit code is available
- A fix is available
Affected software
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