CVE-2026-84361
What it is
Composer is a dependency Manager for the PHP language. From 1.0 until 2.2.30 and 2.10.3, a malicious dependency package from a custom Composer repository or an untrusted composer.lock file could set source.type to perforce and source.url to an rsh: or jsh: P4PORT value. When the Perforce p4 client was installed and Composer installed the package from source through composer install or composer update, including --prefer-source, Composer\Util\Perforce passed the address to p4 without validation, causing p4 to run a local command with the privileges of the user or CI account. Packagist.org does not permit Perforce source metadata. This issue is fixed in versions 2.2.30 and 2.10.3.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.7 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-78 · OS command injection
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.7
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-84361.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-84361. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/0aac50528e83ed635cf788333635897469440220
- https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/199ad81a9cc6a2a5164ad79a8da26b2e19e521af
- https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.10.3
- https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.2.30
- https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-rvx4-ffvw-m9q3
References
- https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/0aac50528e83ed635cf788333635897469440220
- https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/199ad81a9cc6a2a5164ad79a8da26b2e19e521af
- https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.10.3
- https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.2.30
- https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-rvx4-ffvw-m9q3