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CVE-2026-5281

CVE-2026-5281HIGH

Google Dawn

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0070   51.6   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions          Fixed
  Chrome   146.0.7680.178 –  —

TIMELINE
  Mar 31  Reserved by Chrome
  Apr 1   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-04-15
  Apr 1   Published (CNA: Chrome)
  Jul 24  ENRICHED — CVE-2026-5281 (Google Dawn). Received CVSS 8.8 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-416 · CNA: Chrome · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due April 15, 2026

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)

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
March 31, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by Chrome
April 1, 2026	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-04-15
April 1, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: Chrome)
July 24, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2026-5281 (Google Dawn). Received CVSS 8.8 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Google	Chrome	—	146.0.7680.178	—

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (3)

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-5281 at cve.org

Vendors: google

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-5281 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 5, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.