CVE-2026-2441
Google Chromium CSS Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 March 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 54.96% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 30 April 2026
- CISA KEV
- Listed 17 February 2026 · due 10 March 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS moved from 55.1% on 24 September 2026 to 55.0% on 30 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2441
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.htmlRelease Notes
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/483569511Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://github.com/huseyinstif/CVE-2026-2441-PoC/blob/main/poc.htmlExploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-2441US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.