April 1, 2026 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2026-5281 — Google Dawn
Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2026-04-01- Federal due date
2026-04-15- Vendor
- Product
- Dawn
- EPSS
- 91.3th percentile (score 0.050, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281
CISA short description
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.
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.
NVD 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)