KEV · Actively exploited
CVE-2026-5281
CVE-2026-5281 is actively exploited (CISA KEV catalog) : high severity (CVSS 8.8), 2 tracked apps concerned, none still exposed on their current version.
- Severity (CVSS)
- 8.8
- Exploitation
- Confirmed
- Tracked apps
- 2
- Still exposed
- 0
NVD scale
CISA KEV · EPSS predicts 0.7 %
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)
Attack vector : Network
No privileges required
Show raw CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.70%
predictive model; CISA confirms active exploitation
percentile 51.4%
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
- 2026-04-01
- Remediation deadline
- 2026-04-15
- 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.
- Ransomware
- Unknown (not documented by CISA)
Tracked apps referencing this CVE
For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.
Vulnerable CPE configurations (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions | CPE 2.3 URI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
chrome All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | <146.0.7680.177 | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
|
chrome All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | <146.0.7680.177 | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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