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Actively exploited · Published Feb 13, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2026-2441

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on February 17, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 55.0% (higher than 99.0% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)55.0%top 1.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Feb 17, 2026
Attack tooling1Public PoC

CISA guidance

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Federal agencies must remediate by Mar 10, 2026.

Official 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)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.23chromium144.0.7559.132-r1ALPINE-CVE-2026-2441
Alpine:v3.24chromium144.0.7559.132-r1ALPINE-CVE-2026-2441
Alpine:v3.23qt6-qtwebengine6.10.1-r5ALPINE-CVE-2026-2441
Alpine:v3.24qt6-qtwebengine6.10.2-r2ALPINE-CVE-2026-2441
Debian:12chromium145.0.7632.75-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2441
Debian:12chromium145.0.7632.75-1~deb12u1DSA-6135-1
Debian:13chromium145.0.7632.75-1~deb13u1DSA-6135-1
Debian:13chromium145.0.7632.75-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2441
Debian:14chromium145.0.7632.75-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2441

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome 145.0.7632.75 – before 145.0.7632.75

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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