Vulnerability · 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 a…
Published Apr 6, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · research and engineering studio
Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5707. EPSS is 1.03%. Act only if a listed version of research and engineering studio is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2026-5709 · High
- CVE-2026-5708 · High
- Severity
- High8.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.03%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe amazon/research and engineering studio
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.
Are you affected?
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- cpe amazon/research and engineering studio< 2026.03
How to fix CVE-2026-5707
Upgrade
CVE-2026-5707 lists a fix boundary at 2026.03. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 2026.03
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5707. EPSS is 1.03%. Act only if a listed version of research and engineering studio is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with amazon/research and engineering studio < 2026.03. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 1.03%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 6, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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 m
Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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 m
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5707
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5707
30-day exploitation probability 1.03%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 20, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 16, 2026