Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2026-5287

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use after free in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.23qt6-qtwebengine6.10.1-r14ALPINE-CVE-2026-5287
Alpine:v3.24qt6-qtwebengine6.10.2-r13, 6.11.0-r1ALPINE-CVE-2026-5287
Debian:12chromium146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5287
Debian:13chromium146.0.7680.177-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5287
Debian:14chromium146.0.7680.177-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5287

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome 146.0.7680.178 – before 146.0.7680.178

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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