AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) FileBrowser Command Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- 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 the FileBrowser API in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) version 2024.10 through 2025.12.01 might allow a remote authenticated actor to execute arbitrary commands on the cluster-manager EC2 instance via crafted input when using the FileBrowser functionality. 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-2026-05006 Improper Control of User-Modifiable Attributes in RES CreateSession APIPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5709
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vq3-2fhj-j6wx
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-2026-05006 Improper Control of User-Modifiable Attributes in RES CreateSession API CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-5709 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5709 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vq3-2fhj-j6wx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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