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Chrome CVE-2026-5288

| EUVDEUVD-2026-17806 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-04-01 Chrome GHSA-hq32-m6cw-6r68
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
CRITICAL
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch released
Apr 01, 2026 - 05:15 nvd
Patch available
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 01, 2026 - 05:15 euvd
EUVD-2026-17806
Analysis Generated
Apr 01, 2026 - 05:15 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 01, 2026 - 04:41 nvd
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free in Chrome's WebView on Android prior to version 146.0.7680.178 allows a remote attacker with a compromised renderer process to escape the sandbox via crafted HTML, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution outside the browser's security boundary. This vulnerability requires prior renderer compromise but eliminates a critical containment layer, classified as High severity by Chromium.

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability exists in WebView's memory management within Google Chrome's rendering engine on Android. CWE-416 (use-after-free) occurs when code attempts to access memory that has been deallocated, allowing attackers to either corrupt heap state or execute arbitrary code if the freed memory is reallocated with attacker-controlled data. In this case, the flaw specifically affects the WebView component (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), which is a critical sandboxing boundary in Android's security model. The sandbox escape vector indicates the vulnerability allows breaking out from the renderer process's restricted execution environment, a significant escalation from web content compromise to system-level impact.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Update Google Chrome on Android to version 146.0.7680.178 or later. This update is available through the Google Play Store and will be automatically deployed to most Android users with auto-update enabled. Organizations managing Chrome deployments should prioritize this update, particularly for devices that may be targeted by advanced attackers, as the sandbox escape capability represents a critical escalation vector. Refer to https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html for official patch details and https://issues.chromium.org/issues/495507390 for technical discussion.

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Vendor StatusVendor

Debian

chromium
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye (security), bullseye vulnerable 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1 -
bookworm vulnerable 143.0.7499.169-1~deb12u1 -
bookworm (security) vulnerable 146.0.7680.164-1~deb12u1 -
trixie vulnerable 145.0.7632.159-1~deb13u1 -
trixie (security) vulnerable 146.0.7680.164-1~deb13u1 -
forky vulnerable 146.0.7680.153-1 -
sid fixed 146.0.7680.177-1 -
bullseye fixed (unfixed) end-of-life
(unstable) fixed 146.0.7680.177-1 -

SUSE

Severity: Critical

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