CVE-2026-13502
MediumCVSS 4.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs
Summary
A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability has been found in ANTLR4 up to version 4.13.2 in the ObjectInputStream.readObject function of the GrammarDependencies.java file in the Maven Plugin component. The attack requires local access and is difficult to exploit, but an exploit has been published.
Risk Assessment
The organization may face local privilege escalation or data integrity issues if an attacker gains system access and successfully exploits the race condition between resource check and use.
Recommendation
Immediately update ANTLR4 to a version newer than 4.13.2 and monitor for an official patch from the vendor. Until then, restrict local access to systems using this component.
Other vulnerabilities in ANTLR4
See all- CVE-2026-13503Medium
A path traversal vulnerability was found in ANTLR4 up to version 4.13.2 in the getImportedVocabFile function of TokenVocabParser.java. The attack can be executed remotely and the exploit is publicly available.
- CVE-2026-13501Medium
A vulnerability was found in ANTLR4 up to 4.13.2, affecting the GoTarget function in GoTarget.java. A local attacker can inject commands via the gofmt component, leading to unauthorized operations.
- CVE-2026-13500High
A vulnerability has been found in ANTLR4 up to version 4.13.2 in the grammar action block handler function within OutputFile.java. Input manipulation can lead to remote code injection. A public exploit is available for attacks.
Original NVD description (English source)
A flaw has been found in antlr ANTLR4 up to 4.13.2. This affects the function ObjectInputStream.readObject of the file antlr4-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/antlr/mojo/antlr4/GrammarDependencies.java of the component Maven Plugin. This manipulation causes time-of-check time-of-use. The attack is restricted to local execution. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.