Perforce P4 Search prior to 2026.4.2 does not validate file names supplied to its extension installation feature. An attacker with super-user or service-token privileges can write files with arbitrary content to the P4 Search installation directory.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00328.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Perforce P4 (Helix Core) affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 2026.4.1
2026.4.2 unaffected —

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003FDpdIAG/arbitrary-filewrite-via-extension-installation-in-p4search cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Perforce P4 Search prior to 2026.4.2 does not validate file names supplied to its extension installation feature. An attacker with super-user or service-token privileges can write files with arbitrary content to the P4 Search installation directory.
Title Arbitrary file-write via extension installation in P4Search
Weaknesses CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Perforce

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-05T12:29:55.650Z

Reserved: 2026-09-30T17:38:12.196Z

Link: CVE-2026-103511

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T12:29:49.300Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-05T09:17:07.113

Modified: 2026-10-05T13:16:50.867

Link: CVE-2026-103511

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Updated: 2026-10-05T10:30:18Z

Weaknesses