Google has put out an urgent security update for its Chrome desktop browser to fix 21 security holes This article explores security update chrome. . The most serious bug fixed in this release is CVE-2026-5281, a high-severity "use after free" memory corruption bug found in the Dawn graphics component of Chrome.

To get the update, users should go to the Chrome Menu, then Help, and then About Google Chrome. The browser will automatically download and install the fix when it restarts. To stop remote code execution attempts, security teams and enterprise administrators should make it a top priority to quickly install this patch on all Chrome-based systems.

You can get the patched version in the following ways: 146.0.7680.177/.178 for Windows and Mac; 146.0.7600.177.177/178 for Linux; 146.0.7.715.7/715 for Android; 144.0.715.716/716 for iOS; 12.717.719.722 for OS X; 12.711.723.724 for Chrome OS; 12.711.723.724 for Windows 8.0; 8.713.721.726 for Mac OS; 8.714.732.727 for Linux; and 6.827.731.734.737.738.741.742.743.744.745.746.747.748.749.753.754.755.756.764.765.766.767.769.772.774.775.776.777.788.771.773.778.779.7685.7696.7695.7678.7692.7697.7703.7698.7702.7705.7706.7777.7704.7753.7708.7787.7808.7802.7887.7888.7889.7886.7885.7996.7997.7999.7990.7992.7993.7995.7998.79.9.8.9.5.7.8.6.7.5.7.6.7.1. Google's internal testing tools AddressSanitizer and MemorySanitizers helped with these fixes. They find memory corruption vulnerabilities before they get to stable releases.