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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 compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 13.74%: +0.07

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 26 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 09 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild Enables Code Execution Inside Sandbox - The Hacker News
The News International
Press · 09 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Google fixes Chrome security flaw already being used against users - The News International
Help Net Security
Press · 09 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Google fixes yet another actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-87491) - Help Net Security
The Hacker News
Press · 04 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Google Releases Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day - The Hacker News
Help Net Security
Press · 04 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Google patches actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-85046) - Help Net Security
See all 26 source documents
Help Net Security
Press · 09 Jun 2026, 07:00 · Google patches Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-11645) - Help Net Security
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 09 Jun 2026, 07:00 · Google Chrome 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild — Update Now - CyberSecurityNews
The Hacker News
Press · 09 Jun 2026, 07:00 · Chrome V8 Zero-Day CVE-2026-11645 Exploited in the Wild - Patch Now - The Hacker News
Rescana
Press · 09 Jun 2026, 07:00 · Active Exploitation Alert: Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281 Actively Exploited via Dawn WebGPU – Urgent Patch Required - Rescana
SecurityWeek
Press · 09 Jun 2026, 07:00 · Google Patches 5th Chrome Zero-Day Exploited in 2026 - SecurityWeek
thezdi.com
Press · 14 Apr 2026, 07:00 · The April 2026 Security Update Review - thezdi.com
Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
Press · 13 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
New York Post
Press · 03 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Google issues 2nd security warning in days over Chrome browser attacks - New York Post
Forbes
Press · 03 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Google Issues Zero-Day Attack Alert For 3.5 Billion Chrome Users - Forbes
CSO Online
Press · 03 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Google patches fourth Chrome zero-day so far this year - CSO Online
CXO Digitalpulse
Press · 02 Apr 2026, 07:00 · New Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281 Comes Under Active Exploitation, Patch Release - CXO Digitalpulse
TechRepublic
Press · 02 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Patch Now: Chrome Flaw Under Active Attack, Google Confirms - TechRepublic
SOCRadar
Press · 02 Apr 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-5281: Chrome WebGPU Zero-Day Exploited In The Wild - SOCRadar
Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
Press · 02 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
SecurityWeek
Press · 01 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Exploited Zero-Day Among 21 Vulnerabilities Patched in Chrome - SecurityWeek
Help Net Security
Press · 01 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2026-5281) - Help Net Security
Security Affairs
Press · 01 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Google fixes fourth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026 - Security Affairs
BleepingComputer
Press · 01 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Google fixes fourth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks in 2026 - BleepingComputer
The Hacker News
Press · 01 Apr 2026, 07:00 · New Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281 Under Active Exploitation — Patch Released - The Hacker News
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 01 Apr 2026, 07:00 · New Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks — Patch Now - CyberSecurityNews
Security Affairs
Press · 01 Apr 2026, 07:00 · U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Google Dawn to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog - Security Affairs

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
iqx6889/CVE-2026-52813-Gogs-RCE10Python21 Jul 2026, 15:20
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 13.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:14.443524+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
01 Apr 2026, 00:00
Published
01 Apr 2026, 04:41
First press mention
01 Apr 2026, 07:00
Latest press mention
09 Sep 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories