CVE-2026-5708

8.7 highEPSS 0.8%

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.7 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 57% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-915
Published: 2026-04-06
Modified: 2026-07-24
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

amazon:research_and_engineering_studio

References

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/
https://github.com/aws/res/issues/149
https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03

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