Perforce P4 Search up to 2026.4.2 Logging Configuration path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Perforce P4 Search up to 2026.4.2. It has been classified as very critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Logging Configuration. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-103508. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Perforce P4 Search up to 2026.4.2. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Logging Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

P4 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.

The advisory is shared at portal.perforce.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-103508 since 09/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Perforce

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• P4 Search

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• 2026.4.0
• 2026.4.1
• 2026.4.2

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