CVE-2026-5281

Exp

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)

Published: 2026-04-01 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-5281 is rated Critical Active Threat (91.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.04%, 91th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2026-04-01) affecting Google / Dawn. a weakness (CWE-416) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2026-5281

Name: Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2026-04-01

Action 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.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-5281

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-23 5.49% 5.04% -0.46%
2 2026-06-15 0.92% 5.49% +4.58%
3 2026-06-08 — 0.92% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-5281

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-5281

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-5281

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2026-5281: 1 source package rows (qt6-qtwebengine); 3 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 3, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-5281
debian end-of-life CVE-2026-5281 end-of-life priority: Debian including 1 source packages (chromium), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-5281
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5281

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-5281

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome < 146.0.7680.177 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-5281

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