Description
temporalio/sqlparser accepts SQL containing deeply nested unary expressions and can return a correspondingly deep abstract syntax tree without enforcing an applicable nesting limit. The library's String and Walk operations recursively traverse that tree. An application that parses attacker-controlled SQL and later formats or walks the returned tree can encounter a runtime-fatal Go stack overflow that terminates the process; Go panic recovery cannot contain this condition. Temporal Server passes caller-controlled query input through the affected parser in archival, visibility, and worker-query paths. In affected validation paths, the Server recursively formats an invalid expression while constructing an error. In a supported authenticated deployment, a caller with namespace read permission can terminate the receiving Frontend or Matching process. The dynamically confirmed ListWorkers route additionally requires at least one retained worker heartbeat. Repeated requests can sustain a denial of service. The issue affects availability only; no confidentiality or integrity impact was identified.
References9
- github.com/temporalio/sqlparser/commit/0466b6b405accfaa781e4bef…
- github.com/temporalio/sqlparser/commit/1aae9baceee8e48525da8f56…
- github.com/temporalio/sqlparser/pull/6
- github.com/temporalio/sqlparser/pull/7
- github.com/temporalio/sqlparser/tree/v0.1.0
- github.com/temporalio/temporal/blob/v0.10.0/common/archiver/fil…
- github.com/temporalio/temporal/pull/11202
- github.com/temporalio/temporal/releases/tag/v1.30.7
- github.com/temporalio/temporal/releases/tag/v1.31.3
Metrics
- CVSS 4.0
-
8.7
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 52 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-674
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