CVE DATABASE / CVE-2026-5281
CVE-2026-5281
Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2026-04-01.
Federal remediation due 2026-04-15.
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.
Summary
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)
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-02. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.