Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-5290

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-5290

Published: April 1, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124760
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-5290
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Compositing component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
cef
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-5290

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 146.0.7680.177
Microsoft Edge - update to 146.0.3856.97
Google Chrome - update to 146.0.7680.177
Chrome OS - update to 144.0.7559.250
cef - addressed in versions 146.0.11^chromium146.0.7680.177-2.fc42, 146.0.11^chromium146.0.7680.177-2.fc43, 146.0.11^chromium146.0.7680.177-2.fc44
chromium - addressed in versions 146.0.7680.177-1.el9, 146.0.7680.177-1.el10_1, 146.0.7680.177-1.el10_2, 146.0.7680.177-1.el10_3, 146.0.7680.177-1.fc42, 146.0.7680.177-1.fc43, 146.0.7680.177-1.fc44, 147.0.7727.55-1.fc42, 147.0.7727.101-1.fc42
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1, 146.0.7680.177-1~deb13u1

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