Temporal Server lets peer clusters overwrite local namespaces
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Temporal Server from 1.0.0 through 1.29.7, from 1.30.0 before 1.30.8, from 1.31.0 before 1.31.4, and from 1.32.0 before 1.32.1 applies inbound namespace replication to local namespaces that are never replicated to peers. A party controlling a registered peer cluster can overwrite local namespaces, including temporal-system, without credentials on the receiving cluster. The flaw is incorrect authorization (CWE-863).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A connected peer cluster can modify a Temporal Server cluster's local namespaces, which are never replicated to that peer, because the receiving cluster applies inbound namespace replication updates to them. In a multi-cluster deployment, each cluster pulls replication tasks from the remote clusters an administrator has registered with connection enabled; the sending side excludes local namespaces, but the receiving side does not apply the same rule. When an inbound task names an existing namespace, the server checks at most that the namespace identifiers match, then overwrites its state, description, owner, retention, archival settings, and cluster list, and its active cluster when the task carries a higher failover version, without checking that the namespace is global. A party that controls a registered peer's replies, by operating or compromising it, can therefore change any local namespace whose name and identifier it can supply, without any credential on the receiving cluster: for example, marking it Deprecated, making the peer its active cluster, and shortening its retention, after which new Workflow starts in that namespace fail. Local namespaces include the built-in temporal-system namespace. Namespace metadata the History service refreshes from the peer while processing its history replication tasks passes through the same logic. A cluster with no remote cluster registered with connection enabled is not exposed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporal Technologies, Inc. | Temporal Server | 1.0.0 – 1.29.7; 1.30.0 to before 1.30.8; 1.31.0 to before 1.31.4; 1.32.0 to before 1.32.1 | 1.30.8, 1.31.4, 1.32.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Temporal Server VendorTemporal Technologies, Inc. Affected 1.0.0 – 1.29.7; 1.30.0 to before 1.30.8; 1.31.0 to before 1.31.4; 1.32.0 to before 1.32.1 Fixed in 1.30.8, 1.31.4, 1.32.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade Temporal Server to 1.30.8, 1.31.4, or 1.32.1, matching your release line. Red Hat lists Ansible Automation Orchestrator 2026 as affected with no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Temporal Server (Temporal Technologies, Inc.) Fixed in 1.30.8, 1.31.4, 1.32.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ansible Automation Orchestrator 2026 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104355
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-vvgp-p2h7-g3xf
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More Temporal Technologies, Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-63861 s2s-proxy accepts untrusted client certificates CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-46800 temporalio/tchannel-go zero-chunk call fragment causes process termination CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-46799 temporalio/tchannel-go malformed checksum type causes process termination CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-46801 temporalio/ringpop-go fails to enforce configured label limits on inbound membership gossip CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-13897 temporalio/sqlparser malformed MySQL version comments can cause a panic CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-84119 Temporal Server k8s compute provider lets callers run host commands CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-104355 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104355 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvgp-p2h7-g3xf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-104355 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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