CVE-2025-12815 - RES web portal may display preview of Virtual Desktops that the user shouldn't have access to
Bulletin ID: AWS-2025-026 Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2025/11/6 09:15 AM PDT Description: Research and Engineering Studio on AWS (RES) is an open source, easy-to-use web-based portal for administrators to create and manage secure cloud-based research and engineering environments. We identified CVE-2025-12815, in which an ownership verification issue in the Virtual Desktop preview page in the Research and Engineering Studio (RES) on AWS before version 2025.09 may allow an authenticated remote user to view another user's active desktop session metadata, including periodical desktop preview screenshots. Impacted versions: < 2025.09
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An ownership verification issue may allow unauthorized access to desktop session metadata.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of RES before version 2025.09.
- Urgency
- Remediation is important to protect user privacy.
- Action
- Update to version 2025.09 or later.
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Details
Original advisory: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/aws-2025-026/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-128150.29% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 22% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-12815 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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