Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform …

CVE-2026-5289 is a use after free vulnerability in the Navigation component of Google Chrome prior to version 146.0.7680.178. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape through a crafted HTML page. Chromium has classified this as a high severity security issue. The vulnerability affects the browser's navigation functionality and could lead to complete system compromise if successfully exploited. Users should update to Chrome version 146.0.7680.178 or later to mitigate this risk.