CVE-2026-5708: CWE-915 Improperly controlled modification of Dynamically-Determined object attributes in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)
CVE-2026-5708 is a high-severity vulnerability in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) prior to version 2026. 03. It involves improper control of user-modifiable attributes during session creation, allowing an authenticated remote user to escalate privileges and assume the virtual desktop host instance profile permissions. This could enable interaction with AWS resources and services beyond intended access. AWS manages this cloud service and has released version 2026. 03 to remediate the issue. Users should upgrade to this version or apply the corresponding patch as advised by AWS.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-5708 in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is due to unsanitized control of user-modifiable attributes in the session creation component. This flaw allows an authenticated remote user to escalate privileges by assuming the virtual desktop host instance profile permissions, potentially enabling unauthorized interaction with AWS resources and services. The issue affects RES versions prior to 2026.03. AWS, as the cloud service provider, has released version 2026.03 to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authenticated remote user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges within the RES environment, assuming the virtual desktop host instance profile permissions. This could lead to unauthorized access and interaction with AWS resources and services, potentially resulting in confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score of 8.8 (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
AWS manages the remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should upgrade to AWS Research and Engineering Studio version 2026.03 or apply the corresponding mitigation patch as provided by AWS. Check the AWS security bulletin at https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/ for the latest guidance and confirmation of remediation status.
CVE-2026-5708: CWE-915 Improperly controlled modification of Dynamically-Determined object attributes in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)
Description
CVE-2026-5708 is a high-severity vulnerability in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) prior to version 2026. 03. It involves improper control of user-modifiable attributes during session creation, allowing an authenticated remote user to escalate privileges and assume the virtual desktop host instance profile permissions. This could enable interaction with AWS resources and services beyond intended access. AWS manages this cloud service and has released version 2026. 03 to remediate the issue. Users should upgrade to this version or apply the corresponding patch as advised by AWS.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-5708 in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is due to unsanitized control of user-modifiable attributes in the session creation component. This flaw allows an authenticated remote user to escalate privileges by assuming the virtual desktop host instance profile permissions, potentially enabling unauthorized interaction with AWS resources and services. The issue affects RES versions prior to 2026.03. AWS, as the cloud service provider, has released version 2026.03 to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authenticated remote user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges within the RES environment, assuming the virtual desktop host instance profile permissions. This could lead to unauthorized access and interaction with AWS resources and services, potentially resulting in confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score of 8.8 (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
AWS manages the remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should upgrade to AWS Research and Engineering Studio version 2026.03 or apply the corresponding mitigation patch as provided by AWS. Check the AWS security bulletin at https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/ for the latest guidance and confirmation of remediation status.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- AMZN
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-06T16:11:19.068Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-014-aws/","vendor":"AWS"}]
Threat ID: 69d4297c0a160ebd92e0094c
Added to database: 4/6/2026, 9:45:32 PM
Last enriched: 4/6/2026, 10:00:33 PM
Last updated: 4/7/2026, 3:24:24 AM
Views: 6
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