Google Chrome users urged to update their browser immediately – here’s why
- Google has released an emergency security update for its Chrome web browser after identifying a critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85046, which puts its estimated 3.6 billion global users at risk.
- The security flaw was discovered and reported by researcher Salvatore Gulizia, and Google confirmed that hackers have already begun actively exploiting the vulnerability in the wild.
- Attackers could exploit the issue by tricking victims into visiting a compromised HTML page, potentially allowing cybercriminals to execute malicious code, steal sensitive personal data, or crash the browser tab.
- Specific details regarding the vulnerability are currently being restricted by Google to give users sufficient time to patch their systems before more bad actors can take advantage of the flaw.
- Chrome users across Windows, macOS, and Linux are strongly advised to immediately update their browsers by navigating to Settings and selecting About Chrome to install the latest security fix.
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