---
id: CVE-2026-5707
title: "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 roo…"
summary: "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 roo…"
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: amazon
product: research_and_engineering_studio
affected:
  - research_and_engineering_studio < 2026.03
patched:
  - research_and_engineering_studio 2026.03
published: '2026-04-06'
updated: '2026-07-24'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5707'
references:
  - url: 'https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/'
    label: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
  - url: 'https://github.com/aws/res/issues/151'
    label: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
  - url: 'https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03'
    label: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00994
epssPercentile: 0.61164
ingestedAt: '2026-07-24T09:23:52.500Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `research_and_engineering_studio < 2026.03`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `research_and_engineering_studio 2026.03`