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
- 22.38% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 17 February 2026 · due 10 March 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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
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. Refreshed daily.