CVE-2026-2441
Google Chromium: CSS Use-After-Free
As of , CVE-2026-2441 in Google Chromium is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 17 February 2026
- US federal deadline
- 10 March 202621 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.55Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- Public exploit
- 1 Exploit-DB entry
- Fix
- Vendor advice: chromereleases.googleblog.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Google Chromium CSS contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
CISA's 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)
The CVE record's description, from Chrome
- CVE published
- 13 February 2026
- Assigned by
- Chrome
- CVSS
- 8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-416
- Use After Free
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 52542).
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Exploit-DB: Google Chrome 145.0.7632.75 - CSSFontFeatureValuesMapEDB-ID 52542, 30 April 2026
Chromium: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-14174Out of Bounds Memory Access | Google Chromium | Patch soon | 0.22 | ||
| CVE-2021-21166Race Condition | Google Chromium | Patch soon | 0.24 | ||
| CVE-2021-37976Information Disclosure | Google Chromium | Patch soon | 0.20 | ||
| CVE-2025-6558ANGLE and GPU Improper Input Validation | Google Chromium | Patch soon | 0.09 | ||
| CVE-2024-4671Visuals Use-After-Free | Google Chromium | Patch soon | 0.08 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org