Improper Control of User-Modifiable Attributes in RES CreateSession API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-915.
Summary
Unsanitized control of user-modifiable attributes in the session creation component in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) prior to version 2026.03 could allow an authenticated remote user to escalate privileges, assume the virtual desktop host instance profile permissions, and interact with AWS resources and services via a crafted API request. 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
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
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-2026-05005 Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-05007 AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) FileBrowser Command InjectionPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5708
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpff-pjfw-gfg7
References
More AWS Research And Engineering Studio vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05005 Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-05007 AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) FileBrowser Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-5708 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5708 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fpff-pjfw-gfg7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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