CVE-2026-5281

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-5281
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-01 05:16:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-01 20:16:29 UTC
DescriptionUse 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)

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.000380000 probability, percentile 0.112560000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2026-04-01; due 2026-04-15; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-416 Use after free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorGoogle
ProductDawn
NameGoogle Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
NotesThis vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Google Chrome affected 146.0.7680.178 146.0.7680.178 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html [email protected] chromereleases.googleblog.com Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608 [email protected] issues.chromium.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2026-04-01T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2026-5281 added to CISA KEV
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