CVE-2026-5708

8.8 HIGH
Published: April 06, 2026 Modified: April 10, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/aws/res/issues/149
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Exploit Mitigation Issue Tracking
https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Release Notes

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

amazon