CVE-2026-5281
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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)
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 14% (percentile: 97) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
Affected products
google: chrome; apple: macos; linux: linux kernel; microsoft: windows
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop… Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608 Issue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026… US Government Resource