CVE-2026-5281

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH
EPSS: 13.74%
EPSS Percentile: 96.51%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

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)

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 01-Apr-2026 12:16
Last Modified: 25-Jul-2026 04:10
EPSS Date: 2026-10-31
CWE: CWE-416

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:R /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2026-04-01
Remediation Due: 2026-04-15
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown
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.
Notes: 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

Affected Products / Versions

google / chrome Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 146.0.7680.177
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 31-Oct-2026 22:16
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (2)

This is the fifth Chrome zero-day patched this year, following earlier fixes for flaws including CVE-2026-2441, CVE-2026-3909, CVE-2026-3910, and CVE-2026-5281. Google Patches Actively Exploited Chrome V8 Zero-Day CVE-2026-11645
This is the fifth Chrome zero-day to be exploited in 2026. The others are CVE-2026-2441, CVE-2026-3909, CVE-2026-3910, and CVE-2026-5281. Google Patches Actively Exploited Chrome V8 Zero-Day

CVE (4)

MITRE ATT&CK (1)

Vendors (1)

Products (2)

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