Ticket host-binding bypass via spoofed client IP in P4Search
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
Perforce P4 Search before 2026.4.2 trusts a client-supplied address when validating certain authentication requests. An attacker who holds a stolen P4 Server ticket can bypass host-based ticket restrictions and trusted-address controls. The attacker then gains access to P4 Search as the ticket's owner. The weakness is classified as CWE-290.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Perforce P4 Search prior to 2026.4.2 trusts a client-supplied address when validating certain authentication requests. An attacker holding a stolen P4 Server ticket can bypass host-based ticket restrictions and trusted-address controls, gaining access to P4 Search as the ticket's owner.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade P4 Search to version 2026.4.2 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA P4 (Helix Core) (Perforce) Fixed in 2026.4.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103512
- 2026-10-05 Alias added: GHSA-mv4f-7chx-wrhv
References
More Perforce vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58853 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Akana API Platform CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-71533 Perforce Helix Authentication Service ships a default SCIM token CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-05304 Insecure Default Configuration in P4 Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-07378 Rogue Wave JViews before 8.8 patch 21 and 8.9 before patch 1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2007-00095 The Perforce client does not restrict the set of files that it overwrites upon receiving… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2026-60410 XML External Entity in Akana API Platform CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-103512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mv4f-7chx-wrhv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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