CVE•Published 2026-04-06•Modified 2026-07-24•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-5707Amazon · Research_and_engineering_studio

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 41% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-04-06

Modified 2026-07-24

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-5707

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Amazon Research And Engineering Studio"

All exposed Amazon Research And Engineering Studio instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Research And Engineering Studio"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Research And Engineering Studio" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-5707