MSRXVulnerabilities / CVE-2026-5281
CVE-2026-5281
Published 2026-04-01 · Analyzed
CVE-2026-5281
Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-01, with a fix-by date of 2026-04-15. Patch it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
8.8 HIGH
CVSS 3.1 · CNA
CVSS 3.1 · CNA
14%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 96% of CVEs)
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 96% of CVEs)
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)
Scores
Affected products
- google chrome: < 146.0.7680.177
Weakness: CWE-416
3 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html · Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608 · Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281 · US Government Resource
Sources: NVD, CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.