Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
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)
What happened
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)
CISA lists it as exploited, added 01 Apr 2026.
Does it affect you
Names Google Chrome. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
chromereleases.googleblog.com - Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
cisa.gov
CISA’s notes for this entry:
- 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: chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281
Affected, as published to NVD
- chrome
- Google Chrome: everything below 146.0.7680.177
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 01 Apr 2026, last modified 24 Jul 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8, High — computed here from the vector; NVD states 8.8.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 01 Apr 2026; federal remediation due 15 Apr 2026. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 0.7%, 53rd percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Google · Dawn (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.htmlVendor Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281US Government Resource
- issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608Issue TrackingPermissions Required
Sources
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