CVE-2026-5281

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: April 01, 2026 Modified: April 02, 2026

Description

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)

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Vendor Advisory

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Issue Tracking Permissions Required

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

3.3%

87th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2026-04-15

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Affected Vendors

linux google microsoft apple

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