Latest Google Chrome update patches 26 security holes with two rated critical

If you’ve been holding off on updating Chrome on your desktop or laptop, the latest release might make you want to go ahead and hit the update button. The security patch is rolling out as version 152.0.7977.75 on Linux, while Windows and Mac users will see it as .75 and .76, respectively.

Now, coming to why you might want to install the update right away. Google says the release fixes 26 security issues, two of which are rated as critical.

It follows a recent update that patched a whopping 300+ vulnerabilities across the browser. So while 26 fixes might seem modest in comparison, the two issues rated as critical make it clear that it’s not worth ignoring.

The two critical issues are memory-related use-after-free bugs discovered by Google’s own researchers. The first, CVE-2026-84353, was found in Shared Tab Groups, while CVE-2026-84352 lives in the WebGL graphics pipeline. Now, if this sounds like alien speak to you, here’s what it means: These flaws can allow an attacker to break browser boundaries to manipulate memory or run malicious code on your device.

Google has been patching similar vulnerabilities at a rapid pace recently. We’re seeing hundreds of them being squashed every month. Much of that is because Google’s team is now using AI to discover and fix vulnerabilities as well as bugs before bad actors can exploit them.

For example, apart from the recent release, Google also fixed close to 400 vulnerabilities in July.

That said, Google’s security team has left out details about how these vulnerabilities work to keep them from being exploited before users get a chance to update their browsers.

Aside from those critical items, the build cleans up a cluster of high-severity flaws in components like the Omnibox, FileSystem, Dawn, and the V8 JavaScript engine.

Google notes that the update is rolling out gradually and should be available to all users over the coming days. You can check for the update manually by opening Chrome, going to Settings, and then clicking the About Chrome option to see if there’s any new update available.

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