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CVE-2026-5281

HIGH8.8
CISA KEV

Published 2026-04-01 · Updated 2026-07-24 · Source chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Summary

CVE-2026-5281 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Google Dawn. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 1, 2026, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 15, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Google has 76 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.

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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)

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

CWE-416

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Google — Dawn

Name: Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Date added: 2026-04-01 · Due: 2026-04-15

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.

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