CVE-2026-5278 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-825 — Expired Pointer Dereference10 documents9 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google ChromeChromium
Timeline
PublishedApr 1

Description

Use after free in Web MIDI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome146.0.7680.178 — 146.0.7680.178
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 146.0.7680.177
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2026-5278: Use after free in Web MIDI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 146↗2026-04-01
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CVEList
CVE-2026-5278: Use after free in Web MIDI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 146↗2026-04-01
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GHSA
GHSA-63vg-wchr-j5wj: Use after free in Web MIDI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 146↗2026-04-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-5278↗2026-03-31
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Use after free in Web MIDI↗2026-03-31
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Debian
CVE-2026-5278: chromium - Use after free in Web MIDI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 146.0.7680.178 a...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-5278 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2026-5278 chromium: Use after free in Web MIDI [epel-all]↗2026-04-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2026-5278 chromium: Use after free in Web MIDI [fedora-all]↗2026-04-01
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CVE-2026-5278 — Use After Free in Google Chrome | cvebase