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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...

8.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploitFix available

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 profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

13.7%Up 13.7 points since Apr 1, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

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)

Record
CVE-2026-5281
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-17795 8.8

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)

Record
EUVD-2026-17795
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xf76-839h-pfpm 8.8

Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker who had...

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)

Record
GHSA-xf76-839h-pfpm
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score

Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Google Dawn contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple Chromium-based products including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Record
CVE-2026-5281
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.8

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)

Record
CVE-2026-5281
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-5281 8.8

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)

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-5281
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-5281 8.8

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)

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5281
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10487-1 No score

chromedriver-146.0.7680.177-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-146.0.7680.177-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10487-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:20460-1 No score

Security update for chromium

This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

Changes in chromium:

  • Chromium 146.0.7680.177 (boo#1261249)

    • CVE-2026-5273: Use after free in CSS
    • CVE-2026-5272: Heap buffer overflow in GPU
    • CVE-2026-5274: Integer overflow in Codecs
    • CVE-2026-5275: Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE
    • CVE-2026-5276: Insufficient policy enforcement in WebUSB
    • CVE-2026-5277: Integer overflow in ANGLE
    • CVE-2026-5278: Use after free in Web MIDI
    • CVE-2026-5279: Object corruption in V8
    • CVE-2026-5280: Use after free in WebCodecs
    • CVE-2026-5281: Use after free in Dawn
    • CVE-2026-5282: Out of bounds read in WebCodecs
    • CVE-2026-5283: Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE
    • CVE-2026-5284: Use after free in Dawn
    • CVE-2026-5285: Use after free in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-5286: Use after free in Dawn
    • CVE-2026-5287: Use after free in PDF
    • CVE-2026-5288: Use after free in WebView
    • CVE-2026-5289: Use after free in Navigation
    • CVE-2026-5290: Use after free in Compositing
    • CVE-2026-5291: Inappropriate implementation in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-5292: Out of bounds read in WebCodecs

  • Chromium 146.0.7680.164 (boo#1260376)

    • CVE-2026-4673: Heap buffer overflow in WebAudio
    • CVE-2026-4674: Out of bounds read in CSS
    • CVE-2026-4675: Heap buffer overflow in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-4676: Use after free in Dawn
    • CVE-2026-4677: Out of bounds read in WebAudio
    • CVE-2026-4678: Use after free in WebGPU
    • CVE-2026-4679: Integer overflow in Fonts
    • CVE-2026-4680: Use after free in FedCM

  • Chromium 146.0.7680.153 (boo#1259964):

    • CVE-2026-4439: Out of bounds memory access in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-4440: Out of bounds read and write in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-4441: Use after free in Base
    • CVE-2026-4442: Heap buffer overflow in CSS
    • CVE-2026-4443: Heap buffer overflow in WebAudio
    • CVE-2026-4444: Stack buffer overflow in WebRTC
    • CVE-2026-4445: Use after free in WebRTC
    • CVE-2026-4446: Use after free in WebRTC
    • CVE-2026-4447: Inappropriate implementation in V8
    • CVE-2026-4448: Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE
    • CVE-2026-4449: Use after free in Blink
    • CVE-2026-4450: Out of bounds write in V8
    • CVE-2026-4451: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Navigation
    • CVE-2026-4452: Integer overflow in ANGLE
    • CVE-2026-4453: Integer overflow in Dawn
    • CVE-2026-4454: Use after free in Network
    • CVE-2026-4455: Heap buffer overflow in PDFium
    • CVE-2026-4456: Use after free in Digital Credentials API
    • CVE-2026-4457: Type Confusion in V8
    • CVE-2026-4458: Use after free in Extensions
    • CVE-2026-4459: Out of bounds read and write in WebAudio
    • CVE-2026-4460: Out of bounds read in Skia
    • CVE-2026-4461: Inappropriate implementation in V8
    • CVE-2026-4462: Out of bounds read in Blink
    • CVE-2026-4463: Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC
    • CVE-2026-4464: Integer overflow in ANGLE

  • Chromium 146.0.7680.80:

    • CVE-2026-3909: Out of bounds write in Skia (boo#1259659)

  • Chromium 146.0.7680.75 (released 2026-03-12) (boo#1259648)

    • CVE-2026-3910: Inappropriate implementation in V8.

  • Chromium 146.0.7680.71 (released 2026-03-11) (boo#1259530)

    • CVE-2026-3913: Heap buffer overflow in WebML
    • CVE-2026-3914: Integer overflow in WebML
    • CVE-2026-3915: Heap buffer overflow in WebML
    • CVE-2026-3916: Out of bounds read in Web Speech
    • CVE-2026-3917: Use after free in Agents
    • CVE-2026-3918: Use after free in WebMCP
    • CVE-2026-3919: Use after free in Extensions
    • CVE-2026-3920: Out of bounds memory access in WebML
    • CVE-2026-3921: Use after free in TextEncoding
    • CVE-2026-3922: Use after free in MediaStream
    • CVE-2026-3923: Use after free in WebMIDI
    • CVE-2026-3924: Use after free in WindowDialog
    • CVE-2026-3925: Incorrect security UI in LookalikeChecks
    • CVE-2026-3926: Out of bounds read in V8
    • CVE-2026-3927: Incorrect security UI in PictureInPicture
    • CVE-2026-3928: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions
    • CVE-2026-3929: Side-channel information leakage in…
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:20460-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qt6-qtwebengine
Alpine:v3.23
 before 6.10.1-r14
6.10.1-r14
qt6-qtwebengine
Alpine:v3.24
 before 6.10.2-r13
6.10.2-r136.11.0-r1
chromium
Debian:12
 before 146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.106-1114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.106-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.133-1
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114.0.5735.133-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.133-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.198-1114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.198-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1115.0.5790.102-1115.0.5790.102-2115.0.5790.170-1115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-1115.0.5790.98-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.98-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-2116.0.5845.110-1116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1
146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1
chromium
Debian:13
 before 146.0.7680.177-1~deb13u1, plus listed versions
138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2
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139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1
146.0.7680.177-1~deb13u1
chromium
Debian:14
 before 146.0.7680.177-1, plus listed versions
138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2
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139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1
146.0.7680.177-1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 146.0.7680.177-1.1
146.0.7680.177-1.1
chromium
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
 before 146.0.7680.177-bp160.1.1
146.0.7680.177-bp160.1.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubumair-aziz025/CVE-2026-5281-Research-Toolkit2026-04-02
PoC in GitHubTheMalwareGuardian/CVE-2026-52812026-04-06
PoC in GitHubjaf0rk/CVE-2026-52812026-05-22
PoC in GitHubjaf0rk/CVE-2026-5281-CVE-2026-11057-fullchain2026-08-25

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
exploitation
affected, aliases, exploits, referencesOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-5281 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published April 1, 2026. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since April 1, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since April 1, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.7%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in qt6-qtwebengine 6.10.1-r14.

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