CVE-2026-5281
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
4.9%
91.7th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2026-04-01 · patch by 2026-04-15
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2026-04-01 · modified 2026-07-24
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-04-01 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-04-01 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2026-04-15 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-07-24 — Last modified (NVD)
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)