Actively exploited in the wild
Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Google - Dawn · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-04-01. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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.
CVE-2026-5281
HighCVSS 8.8KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk91th percentile - higher than 91% of all known CVEs
Summary
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)
Risk Assessment
An attacker can remotely execute code in the browser context, potentially leading to session hijacking, data theft, or further system compromise.
Recommendation
Update Google Chrome to version 146.0.7680.178 or later.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
See all- CVE-2026-113343High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113339High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the SVG component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113338High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Turbolev component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113337High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Scroll component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113335High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Extensions component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113332High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113327High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Chromecast component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113324High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113322Unknown
Memory corruption in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Chromium severity: High.
- CVE-2026-113321High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Extensions component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Original NVD description (English source)
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)
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

