CVE-2026-5281: Chrome WebGPU Zero-Day Exploited In The Wild

**CVE-2026-5281 — Chrome WebGPU use-after-free exploited in the wild:** Google patched a high-severity use-after-free (Dawn/WebGPU) that can lead to arbitrary code execution; the flaw was fixed in Chrome Stable on 2026-03-31, CISA added it to the KEV on 2026-04-01 with a remediation deadline, and defenders are advised to update and relaunch browsers (or temporarily disable WebGPU) and verify Chromium-based browsers are also patched.