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AWS Research and Engineering Studio Session Creation Accepts Attacker-Controlled Attributes, Letting an Authenticated User Assume the Virtual Desktop Host Instance Profile

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-5708

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-5708
CVSS Score / Version8.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-07-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected productsamazon research_and_engineering_studio
Classified asCWE-915 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes)

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
amazonresearch_and_engineering_studio
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

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. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor amazon's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5708
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5708
Vendor advisoryhttps://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/