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Arbitrary file-write via extension installation in P4Search

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Source revision 1
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CVE-2026-103511

Primary source · Revision 1

Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.

Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-103511

P4 (Helix Core)

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "Perforce",
    "product": "P4 (Helix Core)",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2026.4.1"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "2026.4.2"
      }
    ],
    "packageName": "P4Search",
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-103511

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#8568 · Revision 1
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