Path traversal via logging configuration in P4Search

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-103508
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPerforce
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-15 15:17:20 UTC
Updated2026-10-15 19:17:14 UTC
DescriptionP4 Search (formerly Helix Search) allows an authenticated user holding administrative privileges on the connected P4 Server to supply a crafted logging configuration that causes files to be written or deleted outside the intended logging directory. This could lead to code execution as the P4 Search service account. This issue affects P4 Search 2026.4.2 and earlier. Perforce resolved it in 2026.4.3.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/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

Problem Types: CWE-23 | CWE-23 CWE-23 Relative path traversal

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Perforce P4 Helix Core affected 2026.4.2 custom Not specified
CNA Perforce P4 Helix Core unaffected 2026.4.3 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003GdOfIAK/path-traversal-via-logging-configura... [email protected] portal.perforce.com
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