{
  "id": "CVE-2026-5281",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2026-5281",
  "published": "2026-04-01T05:16:01.440Z",
  "modified": "2026-07-24T21:10:00.143Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "CISA ADP",
  "epss": 0.00703,
  "epss_percentile": 0.51647,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2026-04-01",
    "due": "2026-04-15",
    "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",
    "name": "Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability",
    "notes": "This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Google"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Google Chrome"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-416"
  ],
  "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)",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/491518608",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Permissions Required"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5281",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5281",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}