GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-hmhp-gh8m-c8xp Temporal has an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-14987
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- go.temporal.io/server
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-01-02
Affected packages
• Go go.temporal.io/server: < 1.27.4 → fixed in 1.27.4
• Go go.temporal.io/server: >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.2 → fixed in 1.28.2
• Go go.temporal.io/server: >= 1.29.0, < 1.29.2 → fixed in 1.29.2
• Go go.temporal.io/server: >= 1.29.0-0, < 1.29.0-135.0.0.20251218190115-b292a32bacdf → fixed in 1.29.0-135.0.0.20251218190115-b292a32bacdf
Description
When system.enableCrossNamespaceCommands is enabled (on by default), the Temporal server permits certain workflow task commands (e.g. StartChildWorkflowExecution, SignalExternalWorkflowExecution, RequestCancelExternalWorkflowExecution) to target a different namespace than the namespace authorized at the gRPC boundary. The frontend authorizes RespondWorkflowTaskCompleted based on the outer request namespace, but the history service later resolves and executes the command using the namespace embedded in command attributes without authorizing the caller for that target namespace. This can allow a worker authorized for one namespace to create, signal, or cancel workflows in another namespace.
This issue affects Temporal: through 1.29.1. Fixed in 1.27.4, 1.28.2, 1.29.2.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-14987 When system.enableCrossNamespaceCommands is enabled (on by default), the Temporal server permits certain workflow task commands (e.g. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14987 advisory
- https://github.com/temporalio/temporal/commit/b292a32bacdfa6472affd90f0a940408d5839cfa web
- https://github.com/temporalio/temporal package
- https://github.com/temporalio/temporal/releases/tag/v1.27.4 web
- https://github.com/temporalio/temporal/releases/tag/v1.28.2 web
- https://github.com/temporalio/temporal/releases/tag/v1.29.2 web