CVE-2026-5281
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 8.8 High
- Status
- Analyzed - chrome-cve-admin@google.com
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- Last modified
- 2026-04-02
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2026-04-01, action due 2026-04-15: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Affected products
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281
