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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)

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-31 | Published 2026-04-01 | Updated 2026-04-02 | Assigner Chrome

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date added 2026-04-01 | Due date 2026-04-15

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Problem types

Use after free

Product status

146.0.7680.178 (custom) before 146.0.7680.178
affected

References

www.cisa.gov/...nerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281 government-resource

chromereleases.googleblog.com/...-update-for-desktop_31.html

issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608

cve.org (CVE-2026-5281)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-5281)

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