8.8High KEV

CVE-2026-5281Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Google Chrome Published: (7 months ago)

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)

Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome 146.0.7680.178 – < 146.0.7680.178

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 146.0.7680.177