CVE-2026-5290 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After Free11 documents10 sources
Severity
9.6CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google ChromeChromium
Timeline
PublishedApr 1
Latest updateApr 15

Description

Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome146.0.7680.178 — 146.0.7680.178
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 146.0.7680.177
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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VulDB
Google Chrome up to 146.0.7680.165 Compositing use after free (ID 496205 / EUVD-2026-17809)↗2026-04-15
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OSV
CVE-2026-5290: Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 146↗2026-04-01
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GHSA
GHSA-3rff-rg87-9c8x: Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 146↗2026-04-01
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CVEList
CVE-2026-5290: Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 146↗2026-04-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2026-5290 Use after free in Compositing↗2026-04-02
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-5290↗2026-03-31
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Debian
CVE-2026-5290: chromium - Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-5290 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-5290 chromium: Google Chrome Compositing: Sandbox escape via use-after-free vulnerability [epel-all]↗2026-04-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2026-5290 chromium: Google Chrome Compositing: Sandbox escape via use-after-free vulnerability [fedora-all]↗2026-04-01
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CVE-2026-5290 — Use After Free in Google Chrome | cvebase