CVE-2026-5286 identifies a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability within the Dawn component of Google Chrome, affecting versions prior to 146.0.7680.178. This flaw enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a user's system by tricking them into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. The potential impact is significant, allowing for full system compromise. While there is currently no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) and no public exploit code available, the vulnerability has generated some discussion within cybersecurity communities. Users are strongly advised to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 146.0.7680.178, < 146.0.7680.178CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 146.0.7680.177CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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