CVE-2026-5281 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 0.7% (pctl 51)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-04-15.
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)
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.7% — more likely to be exploited than 51% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-04-15 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2026-04-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-24 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-04-01 |
| Due | 2026-04-15 |
| Vendor / product | Google / Dawn |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | macos |
| chrome | |
| linux | linux kernel |
| microsoft | windows |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD