CVE-2026-2441: Google Chromium CSS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

What it is

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)

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by Chrome, published 2026-02-13).

Weakness: Use after free

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and a user must take an action. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since

2026-02-17

US federal deadline

2026-03-10

Ransomware use

Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2026-01947, EDB-52542, EUVD-2026-6071, GHSA-xpp8-qpcr-c3rg

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:BEAUTYBIRDSONG

Exploit Observer links 18 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (18)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

• Exploit-DB: https://www.exploit-db.com/raw/52542
• Code repository: https://github.com/atiilla/cve-2026-2441_poc
• Code repository: https://github.com/b1gchoi/cve-2026-2441_poc
• Code repository: https://github.com/bridgeralderson/cve-2026-24418
• Code repository: https://github.com/d3b0j33t/cve-2026-2441-poc
• Code repository: https://github.com/fartlover37/cve-2026-2441-poc
• Code repository: https://github.com/huseyinstif/cve-2026-2441-poc
• Code repository: https://github.com/jermaine22sei/cve-2026-2441
• Code repository: https://github.com/lukasz-rybak/cve-2026-24415
• Code repository: https://github.com/lukasz-rybak/cve-2026-24416
• Code repository: https://github.com/lukasz-rybak/cve-2026-24417
• Code repository: https://github.com/lukasz-rybak/cve-2026-24418
• and 6 more

Research and write-ups (1)

• Research or write-up: https://www.fdaytalk.com/chrome-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2026-2441

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (12)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2026-6071
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xpp8-qpcr-c3rg
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://redos.red-soft.ru/search/?iblock_id=&q=CVE-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.secpod.com/blog/google-addresses-actively-exploited-chrome-vulnerability-cve-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-2441
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-2441-detection-script-rce-due-to-use-after-free-in-google-chrome
• Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-2441-mitigation-script-rce-due-to-use-after-free-in-google-chrome

News (2)

• News: https://deafnews.it/article/google-chrome-vulnerabilita-zero-day-cve-2026-2441-gia-sfruttata-in-attacchi-reali
• News: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/new-chrome-zero-day-cve-2026-2441-under.html

149 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS

0.550
very likely to be attacked soon

VEDAS

0.982
strong exploit evidence

On CISA KEV

Yes, since 2026-02-17

Detection rule

None yet

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

Exploit Observer also maps it to: google chrome, google_inc google_chrome, ооо_«ред_софт» ред_ос.

How to fix it

Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 145.0.7632.75.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor guidance:

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2441

How to detect it

There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.

Advisories on this CVE

• Chrome 2026 in-the-wild zero-days (seven by September) (January 2026)

References

Exploits and technical analysis

• https://github.com/huseyinstif/CVE-2026-2441-PoC/blob/main/poc.html (exploit)

Government sources

• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-2441 (government-resource)

Other references

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/483569511

Other databases

• CVE record (cve.org)
• NVD
• Exploit Observer

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.