File disclosure via tokenVocab path traversal
Published Jun 28, 2026 · Updated Jun 28, 2026
Path traversal in ANTLR 4 4.13.0 through 4.13.2 allows remote attackers to read files via a crafted tokenVocab grammar option. TokenVocabParser.getImportedVocabFile appends the option value and .tokens extension to library, output, or grammar paths without rejecting traversal sequences, and load opens the resulting file. Exposure requires an application or build service to process attacker-controlled grammars; access is limited to files readable by that process whose names end in .tokens.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in ANTLR 4 4.13.0 through 4.13.2 allows remote attackers to read files via a crafted tokenVocab grammar option. TokenVocabParser.getImportedVocabFile appends the option value and .tokens extension to library, output, or grammar paths without rejecting traversal sequences, and load opens the resulting file. Exposure requires an application or build service to process attacker-controlled grammars; access is limited to files readable by that process whose names end in .tokens.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-13503
- Published
- Jun 28, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 28, 2026
- Vendor
- ANTLR
- Product
- ANTLR 4
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.13.0
- Affected versionversion=4.13.1
- Affected versionversion=4.13.2
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Public exploit references
- antlr4_005_Path_Traversal_tokenVocab_File_Readproof of concept · unverified
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