Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-13501

critical Nessus Plugin ID 323601

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- A security vulnerability has been detected in antlr ANTLR4 up to 4.13.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function GoTarget of the file tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/target/GoTarget.java of the component gofmt. The manipulation leads to command injection. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. (CVE-2026-13501)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-13501

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 323601

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_13501.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/28/2026

Updated: 6/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-13501

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:antlr4

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-13501