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Bulletin ID: 2026-014-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2026/04/06 14:00 PM PDT Description: Research and Engineering Studio (RES) on AWS is an open source, web portal design for administrators to create and manage secure cloud-based research and engineering environments. We have identified the following issues with the AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES). CVE-2026-5707: 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. CVE-2026-5708: Improper control of user-modifiable attributes in the session creation component in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) before version 2026.03 might allow an authenticated remote user to escalate privileges and assume the Virtual Desktop Host instance profile permissions and interact with other AWS resources and services via a crafted API request. CVE-2026-5709: Unsanitized input in the FileBrowser API in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) version 2024.10 through 2025.12.01 might allow a remote authenticated actor to execute arbitrary commands on the cluster-manager EC2 instance via crafted input when using the FileBrowser functionality. Impacted versions:

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CVE-2026-5707View CVSS, KEV, EPSS, and threat contextCVE-2026-5708View CVSS, KEV, EPSS, and threat contextCVE-2026-5709View CVSS, KEV, EPSS, and threat context
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