{"id":"CVE-2026-14904","aliases":["EUVD-2026-42056","GHSA-7xcj-pxq8-grgf"],"status":"published","title":"RES Auth.GetUserPrivateKey Arbitrary File Read","description":"AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is an open-source solution that enables researchers and engineers to create and manage secure virtual desktops and computing resources on AWS.\n\n\n\nImproper link resolution before file access issue (CWE-59) in the Auth.GetUserPrivateKey API. An authenticated remote user could read arbitrary files on the cluster-manager EC2 instance by replacing their SSH private key file (~/.ssh/id_rsa) with a symbolic link targeting any file on the host. Because the cluster-manager process runs as root, any file readable by root is exposed, including other users' SSH private keys and application configuration secrets.\n\n\n\nIt's recommended to upgrade to RES version 2026.06.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.0057,"percentile":0.47523,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"published":"2026-07-07T16:37:58Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:27Z","products":[{"vendor":"aws","product":"res"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/aws/res/releases/tag/2026.06","tags":["release-notes","advisory"]},{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-053-aws/","tags":["vendor-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14904","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-053-aws"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xcj-pxq8-grgf"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/14xxx/CVE-2026-14904.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14904","title":"RES Auth.GetUserPrivateKey Arbitrary File Read","description":"AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is an open-source solution that enables researchers and engineers to create and manage secure virtual desktops and computing resources on AWS.\n\n\n\nImproper link resolution before file access issue (CWE-59) in the Auth.GetUserPrivateKey API. An authenticated remote user could read arbitrary files on the cluster-manager EC2 instance by replacing their SSH private key file (~/.ssh/id_rsa) with a symbolic link targeting any file on the host. Because the cluster-manager process runs as root, any file readable by root is exposed, including other users' SSH private keys and application configuration secrets.\n\n\n\nIt's recommended to upgrade to RES version 2026.06.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-07T16:37:58.362Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:24:40.824Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:38:43.260938Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-42056","description":"AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is an open-source solution that enables researchers and engineers to create and manage secure virtual desktops and computing resources on AWS.\n\n\n\nImproper link resolution before file access issue (CWE-59) in the Auth.GetUserPrivateKey API. An authenticated remote user could read arbitrary files on the cluster-manager EC2 instance by replacing their SSH private key file (~/.ssh/id_rsa) with a symbolic link targeting any file on the host. Because the cluster-manager process runs as root, any file readable by root is exposed, including other users' SSH private keys and application configuration secrets.\n\n\n\nIt's recommended to upgrade to RES version 2026.06.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-07T16:37:58Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:24:40Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:11.442824Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7xcj-pxq8-grgf","title":"AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is an open-source solution that enables researchers and...","description":"AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is an open-source solution that enables researchers and engineers to create and manage secure virtual desktops and computing resources on AWS.\n\n\n\nImproper link resolution before file access issue (CWE-59) in the Auth.GetUserPrivateKey API. An authenticated remote user could read arbitrary files on the cluster-manager EC2 instance by replacing their SSH private key file (~/.ssh/id_rsa) with a symbolic link targeting any file on the host. Because the cluster-manager process runs as root, any file readable by root is exposed, including other users' SSH private keys and application configuration secrets.\n\n\n\nIt's recommended to upgrade to RES version 2026.06.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-07T18:30:43Z","modified":"2026-07-07T18:30:44Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:09:18.163038Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14904","description":"AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is an open-source solution that enables researchers and engineers to create and manage secure virtual desktops and computing resources on AWS.\n\n\n\nImproper link resolution before file access issue (CWE-59) in the Auth.GetUserPrivateKey API. An authenticated remote user could read arbitrary files on the cluster-manager EC2 instance by replacing their SSH private key file (~/.ssh/id_rsa) with a symbolic link targeting any file on the host. Because the cluster-manager process runs as root, any file readable by root is exposed, including other users' SSH private keys and application configuration secrets.\n\n\n\nIt's recommended to upgrade to RES version 2026.06.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-07T17:16:35.627Z","modified":"2026-10-25T20:10:00.147Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:28.040501Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14904","title":"RES Auth.GetUserPrivateKey Arbitrary File Read","description":"AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) is an open-source solution that enables researchers and engineers to create and manage secure virtual desktops and computing resources on AWS.\n\n\n\nImproper link resolution before file access issue (CWE-59) in the Auth.GetUserPrivateKey API. An authenticated remote user could read arbitrary files on the cluster-manager EC2 instance by replacing their SSH private key file (~/.ssh/id_rsa) with a symbolic link targeting any file on the host. Because the cluster-manager process runs as root, any file readable by root is exposed, including other users' SSH private keys and application configuration secrets.\n\n\n\nIt's recommended to upgrade to RES version 2026.06.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-07T16:37:58.362Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:27.429530467Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:57.682091Z"}]}}