CVE-2026-5707

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-04-07. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
58.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 6, 2026

Last Modified

April 10, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Release 2026.03 · aws/res · GitHub

https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.03
generic

[2025.12.01 and earlier] Preventing Command Injection via Session Name · Issue #151 · aws/res · GitHub

https://github.com/aws/res/issues/151
generic

Issues with AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-5707(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5707?
CVE-2026-5707 is a high vulnerability published on April 6, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-5707 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5707 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 6, 2026, with the most recent update on April 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5707 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5707 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 58.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5707?
CVE-2026-5707 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5707?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5707, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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