P4 Search (formerly Helix Search) returns stored credentials in cleartext through its...
Summary
Vulnerability reported (CVE-2026-103509). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 2026.4.3 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-103509 has been found.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade the affected software to 2026.4.3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CVE-2026-103509" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-103509 — CWE-1220
Patched: 2026.4.3 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-1220) has been reported.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 2026.4.3.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで影響コンポーネントを特定する。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade to 2026.4.3ステージング環境で 2026.4.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web security@puppet.com
- web github.com