# CVE-2026-5281: Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability

> CVE-2026-5281: Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5281
Last updated: 2026-07-24T21:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-04-01 04:41 UTC · Updated: 2026-07-24 21:10 UTC · Assigner: Chrome
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 13.5%, 96th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2026-04-01, federal due date 2026-04-15, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-416

## 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)

## CISA 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- Google: Chrome

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5281)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281)
- [https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop\_31.html](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html)
- [https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5281 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5281.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-5281 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T04:03:59.949Z