Upstream information

CVE-2025-14987 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having not set severity.

CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (security@temporal.io)
Base Score 5.3
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/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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low
Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low
Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low
Subsequent System Availability Impact Low
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Dec 31 00:05:27 2025
CVE page last modified: Fri Jan 16 22:32:11 2026