---
id: CVE-2026-103509
title: >-
  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 …
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-1220
vendor: Perforce
product: P4Search
affected:
  - P4Search <= 2026.4.3
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T18:17:21.907'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103509'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003Gdi1IAC/credential-disclosure-in-p4-search-configuration-api
    label: security@puppet.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T17:58:27.883817Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T15:09:08.434Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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