---
id: CVE-2026-5281
title: >-
  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
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)
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: google
product: chrome
affected:
  - chrome < 146.0.7680.177
patched:
  - chrome 146.0.7680.177
published: '2026-04-01'
updated: '2026-07-24'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - kev
  - in-the-wild
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.04938
epssPercentile: 0.91766
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2026-04-01'
kevDueDate: '2026-04-15'
kevRansomware: false
exploited: true
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-07-25T21:03:58.110Z'
exploits:
  github: 4
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/umair-aziz025/CVE-2026-5281-Research-Toolkit'
    - 'https://github.com/TheMalwareGuardian/CVE-2026-5281'
    - 'https://github.com/jaf0rk/CVE-2026-5281'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-24T07:53:06.172Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

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)

## Affected

- `chrome < 146.0.7680.177`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `chrome 146.0.7680.177`