CVE-2026-5281

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 v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-01 05:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-5281

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5281

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5281

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

microsoft

windows

google

chrome

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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