---
id: CVE-2026-103511
title: "Perforce P4 Search prior to 2026.4.2 does not\_validate\_file names supplied to its extension installation feature"
summary: "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 installatio…"
severity: medium
cvss: 5.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-73
vendor: Perforce
product: P4Search
affected:
  - P4Search <= 2026.4.1
published: '2026-10-05'
updated: '2026-10-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-05T13:16:50.867'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103511'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003FDpdIAG/arbitrary-filewrite-via-extension-installation-in-p4search
    label: security@puppet.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-05T12:29:37.801772Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-10-05T09:16:17.865Z'
epss: 0.00328
epssPercentile: 0.23613
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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