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TI-2026-05005 Aliases CVE-2026-5707GHSA-gxfh-rxpm-86pc

Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01033 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AWSResearch and Engineering Studio (RES)2025.03 – 2025.12.01—No fix listedCNA
  • Research and Engineering Studio (RES) VendorAWS Affected 2025.03 – 2025.12.01 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:research_and_engineering_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2026.03VulnerableAWS
  • cpe:2.3:a:amazon:research_and_engineering_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2026.03 Vulnerable ·AWS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) — aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-05006 Improper Control of User-Modifiable Attributes in RES CreateSession APIPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-05007 AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) FileBrowser Command InjectionPriority LOW 38
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5707
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxfh-rxpm-86pc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-05006 Improper Control of User-Modifiable Attributes in RES CreateSession API CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-05007 AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) FileBrowser Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7

Sources

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