---
id: CVE-2026-103508
title: >-
  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…
summary: >-
  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…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-23
vendor: Perforce
product: P4Search
affected:
  - P4Search <= 2026.4.2
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T19:17:14.100'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103508'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003GdOfIAK/path-traversal-via-logging-configuration-in-p4search
    label: security@puppet.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T18:14:09.209929Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T15:09:08.443Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.