VDB
CVE-2026-5290
CVE-2026-5290
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.6 CRITICAL
Reported by chrome · Published April 1, 2026
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)
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| chromium | Chainguard | 146.0.7680.177-r0 |
| qt6-qtwebengine | Alpine | 6.11.0-r1, 6.10.2-r13, 6.10.1-r14 |
| chromium | Wolfi | 146.0.7680.177-r0 |
| Chrome | 146.0.7680.178, 146.0.7680.177 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
9.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | 146.0.7680.178 | |
| Chrome | 146.0.7680.178 | |
| chainguard | chromium | 0 |
| alpine | qt6-qtwebengine | 0, 0, 0 |
| wolfi | chromium | 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 31, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 1, 2026 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 1, 2026 PoC Published (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 1, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 2, 2026 CVE Updated
- Jun 9, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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