Perforce P4 up to 2026.4.1 Search hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Perforce P4 up to 2026.4.1 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Search. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-100103. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Perforce P4 up to 2026.4.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Perforce P4 Search container images prior to 2026.4.2 reset the service authentication token to a publicly documented default value. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can obtain the highest application privilege, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and compromise of the connected P4 Server.

It is possible to read the advisory at portal.perforce.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-100103 since 09/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: P4 2026.4.2

Timelineinfo

09/25/2026 CVE reserved
10/05/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
10/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portal.perforce.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-100103 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-100103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-413535

Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2026 11:11
Changes: 10/05/2026 11:11 (30), 10/05/2026 11:12 (36)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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