CVE-2026-5281

Published Apr 1, 2026

Last updated 9 hours ago

Overview

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)
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
chrome

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name
Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploit added on
Apr 1, 2026
Exploit action due
Apr 15, 2026
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.

Weaknesses

chrome-cve-admin@google.com
CWE-416

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations