Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5707",
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  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)",
    "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 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.",
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              "repo": "https://github.com/aws/res",
              "type": "GIT",
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            "2025.09",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:49.605558918Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5707.json",
        "https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5707",
        "https://github.com/aws/res/issues/151"
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  "published_at": "2026-04-06T21:25:48.404+00:00"
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