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TI-2026-74772 Aliases CVE-2026-103509

Credential disclosure in Perforce P4 Search configuration API

Priority LOW 36CWE-1220Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Perforce P4 Search (formerly Helix Search) 2026.4.2 and earlier returns stored credentials in cleartext through its configuration API. Overly broad access control (CWE-1220) lets a user with administrative privileges on the connected P4 Server read these credentials. An attacker can use the exposed credentials to escalate privileges.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

P4 Search (formerly Helix Search) returns stored credentials in cleartext through its configuration API to users with administrative privileges on the connected P4 Server, allowing privilege escalation. This affects 2026.4.2 and earlier and is fixed in 2026.4.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00229 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed P4 (Helix core) (Perforce): 2026.4.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PerforceP4 (Helix core)up to 2026.4.32026.4.3Patch availableCNA
  • P4 (Helix core) VendorPerforce Affected up to 2026.4.3 Fixed in 2026.4.3 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade P4 Search to version 2026.4.3, the fixed version listed for this flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA P4 (Helix core) (Perforce) Fixed in 2026.4.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103509

References

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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