⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2026-02-17. Federal agencies required to patch by 2026-03-10. Required 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..

CVE-2026-2441 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After Free12 documents12 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 42.20%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2026-02-17
Due 2026-03-10
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google ChromeChromium
Timeline
PublishedFeb 13
KEV addedFeb 17
Latest updateFeb 27
KEV dueMar 10
CISA Required 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.

Description

Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome145.0.7632.75 — 145.0.7632.75
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 145.0.7632.75+1
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 145.0.7632.75-1~deb12u1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-xpp8-qpcr-c3rg: Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145↗2026-02-13
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OSV
CVE-2026-2441: Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145↗2026-02-13
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CVEList
CVE-2026-2441: Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145↗2026-02-13
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VulnCheck
Google Chromium CSS Use-After-Free Vulnerability↗2026
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS: CVE-2026-2441↗2026-02-27
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CISA
Google Chromium CSS Use-After-Free Vulnerability↗2026-02-17
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Use after free in CSS↗2026-02-13
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2026-2441 Use after free in CSS↗2026-02-10
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Debian
CVE-2026-2441: chromium - Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.75 allowed a remote a...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Bleepingcomputer
Google patches first Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year↗2026-02-16
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Wiz
CVE-2026-2441 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-2441 — Use After Free in Google Chrome | cvebase