# CVE-2025-14986: Temporal has a namespace policy bypass allowing requests to be authorized for incorrect contexts

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-14986-temporal-has-a-namespace-policy-bypass-allowing-requests-to-be  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-01-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-14986 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-01-12

Temporal has a namespace policy bypass allowing requests to be authorized for incorrect contexts in go.temporal.io/server

Technologies: [go.temporal.io/server (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/go-temporal-io-server). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-14986 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14986 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-14986?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 12 January 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** go.temporal.io/server (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.24.0,fixed=1.27.4, SEMVER:introduced=1.24.0,fixed=1.27.4,introduced=1.28.0,fixed=1.28.2,introduced=1.29.0,fixed=1.29.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14986?** Yes. go.temporal.io/server (Go): upgrade to 1.27.4, 1.29.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-14986?** Check whether you run go.temporal.io/server (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- go.temporal.io/server (Go): upgrade to 1.27.4, 1.29.2 or later

  ```sh
  go get go.temporal.io/server@v1.29.2
  ```


## Affected products

- go.temporal.io/server (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.24.0,fixed=1.27.4, SEMVER:introduced=1.24.0,fixed=1.27.4,introduced=1.28.0,fixed=1.28.2,introduced=1.29.0,fixed=1.29.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-14986
- GHSA-p2gr-hm8g-q772
- GO-2025-4272

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- [Temporal Server authorization bypass in batch workflow operations](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-5199-temporal-server-authorization-bypass-in-batch-workflow-operations)
- [GO-2026-4273 - Temporal has an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in go.temporal.io/server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-14987-temporal-has-an-incorrect-authorization-vulnerability)
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- [Temporal Server vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization and Insecure Default Initialization of Resource](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-3485-temporal-server-vulnerable-to-incorrect-authorization-and-insecure)