CVE-2026-5708

HIGH

8.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/6/2026

Last Modified4/6/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-915

References

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/(ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5)

https://github.com/aws/res/issues/149(ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5)

https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03(ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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