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CVE-2026-5281

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 execut

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 146.0.7680.178
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Google Chrome's Dawn graphics component contains a memory-safety flaw that could let an attacker who has already taken control of the browser's renderer process run arbitrary code on the affected system. The attack could be carried out through a specially crafted web page.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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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)

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. Record last updated
  4. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Google Chrome

    From 146.0.7680.178 · fixed in 146.0.7680.178

References 2

chromereleases.googleblog.com

issues.chromium.org