CVE-2026-5278

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

8.8

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 v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 16.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 1, 2026

Last Modified

April 1, 2026

References (2)

chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/490254128

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-416Use After Free

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5278?

CVE-2026-5278 is a high vulnerability published on April 1, 2026. 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)

When was CVE-2026-5278 disclosed?

CVE-2026-5278 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2026-5278 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-5278 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 16.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5278?

CVE-2026-5278 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2026-5278?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5278, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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