Vulnerability · Published Oct 5, 2026 · Assigned by Perforce

CVE-2026-103511Arbitrary file-write via extension installation in P4Search

Medium 5.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in P4 (Helix Core) from Perforce. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Perforce P4 (Helix Core) 0 – through 2026.4.1

Weakness: CWE-73 · 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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