Incorrect authorization in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVE-2026-5281Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Known exploited — Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 01.04.2026. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 15.04.2026.
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. This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281
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)
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
References and patches
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608 Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281 US Government Resource
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 146.0.7680.177