# CVE-2026-5707: Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)

> CVE-2026-5707: Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES). CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5707
Last updated: 2026-07-24T09:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-04-06 21:25 UTC · Updated: 2026-07-24 09:10 UTC · Assigner: AMZN
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.99%, 62th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-78

## Description

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.

## Affected vendors and products

- AWS: Research and Engineering Studio (RES)

## Tracked companies

- [Amazon Web Services](https://rewindex.com/company/aws.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5707)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5707)
- [https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/](https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/)
- [https://github.com/aws/res/issues/151](https://github.com/aws/res/issues/151)
- [https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03](https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5707 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5707.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-5707 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:00:31.536Z