CVE-2026-16652

Temporal Server Schedule exclusion search can cause excessive CPU consumption

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM UTC
Updated: September 22, 2026 at 07:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTemporal

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Temporal Server did not bound the work performed while searching for a Schedule's next action time. An authenticated caller with namespace write permission could create or update a Schedule that combines a fine-grained cadence with an exclusion calendar that rejects every candidate time, causing the server to evaluate excluded candidates without a per-search work budget. This can consume excessive CPU in Frontend and Schedule worker components. A persisted specification can also cause its backing Schedule Workflow to repeatedly fail and retry, allowing CPU consumption to continue without additional requests until the Schedule is deleted or its backing Workflow is terminated. Repeated or parallel exploitation can deny service. The issue affects availability only; it does not expose or modify Workflow data.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.17.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.29.71.30.0 ≤ v < 1.30.71.31.0 ≤ v < 1.31.31.17.01.30.01.31.0
Affected range stops below 1.30.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.31.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHTemporal
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-606

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