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)
History

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Use after free in Dawn
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Google
Google chrome
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Weaknesses CWE-825
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Google
Google chrome
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-04-15T00:00:00+00:00'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2026-04-01T04:41:32.723Z

Updated: 2026-04-02T03:55:36.436Z

Reserved: 2026-03-31T20:07:13.272Z

Link: CVE-2026-5281

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-01T13:43:48.752Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-04-01T05:16:01.440

Modified: 2026-04-01T20:16:29.780

Link: CVE-2026-5281

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-5281 - Bugzilla