Exploited in the Wild: Google Issues Emergency Patch for Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2026-5281) in Dawn Component

Google released a critical Chrome Stable update fixing 21 vulnerabilities, most rated High, and explicitly warns that CVE-2026-5281, a high-severity use-after-free in the Dawn (WebGPU) component, is being actively exploited. The advisory gives affected version numbers and advises immediate manual update checks while Google staggers detailed disclosures until users are patched.