Vulnerability in antlr ANTLR4 (CVE-2026-13500)
Summary
Vulnerability in antlr ANTLR4 (CVE-2026-13500). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A weakness has been identified in antlr ANTLR4 up to 4.13.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/OutputFile.java of the component Grammar Action Block Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-13500 has been found in antlr ANTLR4.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "antlr ANTLR4 CVE-2026-13500" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-13500 (antlr ANTLR4) — CWE-74 / CVSS v3 7.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
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-74) exists in antlr ANTLR4.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of antlr ANTLR4.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
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 antlr ANTLR4 を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-13500 antlr4
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-13500 antlr4
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web github.com