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CVE-2026-5288Disclosure(apple / chrome)

LOWCVSS 9.6 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 3 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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)

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • chrome
  • linux_kernel
  • macos
  • windows

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 3 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
applegooglelinuxmicrosoft
Products
chromelinux_kernelmacoswindows

1 version affected across 4 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 1d
01223Mentions · 2026-04-01: 3Technical Details · 2026-04-01: 304-01
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
General
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse3 posts
  • The Hacker Wire@TheHackerWire
    Disclosure

    🔴 CVE-2026-5288 - Critical 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... https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5288/ https://t.co/WXxTRuR3Ik

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a critical use‑after‑free vulnerability in Chrome's Android WebView that could lead to sandbox escape, but does not provide PoC or exploit details.

    0000053
    163 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-5288 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 … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5288

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-5288 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome’s WebView on Android that could let a compromised renderer process lead to remote exploitation; no PoC, exploit code, or active attacks are referenced.

    0000094
    56.9K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    General

    CVE-2026-5288 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 ... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-5288

    Post summary

    The passage gives a concise technical description of a use‑after‑free flaw in Chrome's Android WebView but provides no evidence of exploitation, patch, or PoC, making it a general disclosure.

    0000048
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSapplemacos---
Appgooglechrome---
OSlinuxlinux_kernel---
OSmicrosoftwindows---

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