CVE-2026-103511 Arbitrary file-write via extension installation in P4Search
Privileged attackers can write arbitrary files to the installation directory via extension installation, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-103511?
CVE-2026-103511 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Perforce P4 (Helix Core), published on 5 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-103511?
How do I fix CVE-2026-103511?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-103511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-103511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-103511 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49f3-gp89-25v9.