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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-5281

Chrome

Google / Chrome · affected before 146.0.7680.178

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Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-5281 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Google Chrome. 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...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Google / Chrome affected before 146.0.7680.178.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Chrome

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)

Google Affected
Chrome
Before 146.0.7680.178
Published
01 Apr 2026
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 02 Apr 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 12:42 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:02 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Use After Free CWE-416

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

jaf0rk/CVE-2026-5281-CVE-2026-11057-fullchain

github · Created 2026-08-25 03:27:09 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 90%

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 03:27 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 14:02 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 12:42 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 04:41 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 20:07 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-5281",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00703,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}