CVE-2026-5281
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Received - Intake
Use-After-Free in Chrome Dawn Allows Remote Code Execution
Publication date: 2026-04-01
Last updated on: 2026-04-02
Assigner: Chrome
Description
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)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 146.0.7680.177 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-416 | The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Dawn component of Google Chrome versions prior to 146.0.7680.178. It allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code by using a specially crafted HTML page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on your system remotely. This means the attacker could potentially take control of your device, steal data, install malware, or perform other malicious actions.
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