Google Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Used by over 3 billion people worldwide, Chrome owes its dominance to a combination of speed, a vast extension ecosystem, and tight integration with Google services.

Is Chrome the fastest browser?

Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and other major browsers are updated every few weeks, making direct speed comparisons a moving target. Chrome has long had a reputation as a RAM hog, but competing browsers can be just as resource-hungry under heavy use.

In recent years Google has added built-in tools to address this. Memory Saver (Settings > Performance) suspends inactive tabs to free up RAM. Google claims up to 40% less memory usage, while Energy Saver reduces background activity when your battery is running low. Both are enabled by default.

Overall, Chrome remains among the fastest browsers for complex web apps and JavaScript-heavy sites. Web developers optimize for Chrome's engine because it is the most-used browser by a wide margin, roughly 68% of global browser share across desktop, Android, and the many other browsers built on the same Chromium engine.

Is Google Chrome safe and private?

Chrome is generally considered safe against malicious websites, phishing, and malware, thanks to features like sandboxing, safe browsing, and AI-powered scam detection. Privacy is a different story.

Everything you do in Chrome (including every character typed into the address bar) is recorded by Google and can be linked to your account and cross-referenced with other Google services. Chrome's Incognito mode does block third-party cookies by default, but it does not prevent Google from seeing your activity. More privacy-conscious users may prefer Firefox, which blocks cross-site tracking by default.

What information does Chrome Sync save?

When signed in, Chrome can save bookmarks, passwords, browsing history, open tabs, settings, themes, extensions, addresses, and other selected data to a Google Account. This information can then be accessed on other devices using the same account. Users can choose which categories are saved instead of synchronizing everything.

To enable it on desktop, click the profile icon in the top-right corner and select Turn On sync. On Android, go to Settings > Account > Sync. On iOS, signing into your Google account in Chrome enables sync automatically. Keep in mind that syncing your data ties it to your Google account, which factors into the privacy trade-offs discussed before.

Does Incognito mode make browsing completely private?

No. Incognito mode prevents Chrome from keeping local browsing history, cookies, and site data after all Incognito windows are closed. However, websites, internet providers, employers, schools, and network administrators may still be able to see browsing activity. Downloads and bookmarks created during the session also remain on the device.

Why is Chrome using so much CPU and memory, even with only a few tabs open?

Chrome's resource appetite is a known issue, but most cases come down to a handful of causes: extension bloat, background processes, and accumulated cache and cookies. Extensions are a particularly common culprit – even idle ones can consume hundreds of megabytes of RAM.

The fastest way to diagnose the problem is Chrome's built-in Task Manager (Shift+Esc, or More Tools > Task Manager), which shows per-tab and per-extension memory and CPU usage. From there you can identify and close the worst offenders. Regularly clearing your browsing data (cache and cookies) can also help over time.

What are the best Chrome alternatives?

There are plenty of free alternatives. For more private browsing, Firefox blocks cross-site tracking by default. If you want a Chrome-like experience without Google's data collection, Ungoogled Chromium removes those integrations entirely.

Microsoft Edge, and Vivaldi are feature-rich Chromium-based options. Edge in particular has grown in popularity and competes seriously on Windows. A new wave of AI browsers has also emerged: Comet and Opera both offer agentic assistants that can summarize content and automate multi-step tasks on your behalf.

Does Chrome update automatically, and how do I check my version?

Yes, Chrome updates silently in the background, so most users never need to think about it. When an update is ready, it downloads automatically and gets applied the next time you relaunch the browser. To check your current version, go to Menu > Help > About Google Chrome. Chrome will check for updates on the spot and prompt you to relaunch if one is pending. Google ships a new major version roughly every four weeks, with security patches in between, so staying current is important.

How can I prevent Chrome from automatically translating web pages?

Chrome's automatic translation feature can be frustrating. To stop this behavior, go to the Settings menu, select "Languages," and turn off the option that offers to translate pages not in a language you read. You can also manage individual language preferences there.

How do I stop websites from sending notifications in Chrome?

Open Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Notifications to review which websites are allowed to send alerts. Individual sites can be blocked or removed from the allowed list, and notification requests can be disabled entirely. Similar controls are available for pop-ups, redirects, camera access, and location permissions.

Features

Speed

Chrome is designed to be fast in every possible way: It's quick to start up from your desktop, loads web pages in a snap, and runs complex web applications fast. Learn more about Chrome and speed.

Stay organized with tabs

Tabs help you stay organized, keep track of multiple pages, and multi-task. You can group tabs together for better organization or pin tabs to automatically open websites you use the most.

Have Chrome read pages aloud

Chrome can now read web pages aloud. Words on the page are highlighted to help you follow along. Read aloud is best for content like news stories, articles, or even PDFs.

  • To use read aloud, right-click on a page, and select Open in reading mode. This opens the side panel, which has controls you can use for read aloud.
  • Click the Play button.
  • You can adjust the voice , speed, and highlight style in the toolbar next to the Play button.

View two pages in one tab

Split view puts two pages side-by-side in the same tab so you can easily compare options, watch a video while taking notes, and more.

Ways to open a split view:

  • Drag another tab or link to the left or right edge of your browser window.
  • You can also right-click a link and select Open link in split view.

Sign and annotate your PDFs

Skip downloading and printing when it's time to sign a PDF. Use the annotation tool to hand-draw your personal signature, complete forms, and highlight lines.

  • Open a PDF and click Annotations.
  • Choose your pen or highlighter style and color.
  • Draw your annotation or signature, and click Save .

Tip: To make it easier to draw on a small line, Zoom the PDF.

Get your tab groups on the go

Just like your bookmarks and passwords, your tab groups are now available across all your devices. Get started on one device and pick up your project on another device.

To start seeing your tab groups across devices:

  • Sign in and create a tab group on your computer or phone.
  • Your tab group will automatically save to your account.
  • Open your group on a different device.
  • Mobile: go to your open tabs, click the tab group section .
  • Desktop: click the tab group icon in your bookmarks bar (if open) or the Chrome menu.

What's New

The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 152 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

Chrome 152.0.7977.64 (Linux) 152.0.7977.64/.65 Windows/Mac contains a number of fixes and improvements – a list of changes is available in the log. Watch out for upcoming Chrome and Chromium blog posts about new features and big efforts delivered in 152.

Security Fixes and Rewards

Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven't yet fixed.

This update includes 327 security fixes. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.

  • [$25,000][496807874] Critical CVE-2026-79282: Use after free in ANGLE. Reported by Goodluck on 2026-03-27
  • [N/A][516427761] Critical CVE-2026-79290: Use after free in Aura. Reported by Google on 2026-05-25
  • [N/A][516764384] Critical CVE-2026-79054: Use after free in Chromecast. Reported by Google on 2026-05-26
  • [N/A][516777082] Critical CVE-2026-79121: Improper input validation in Chromecast. Reported by Google on 2026-05-26
  • [N/A][516988476] Critical CVE-2026-79224: Use after free in Chromecast. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517518019] Critical CVE-2026-79052: Use after free in Aura. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][518006007] Critical CVE-2026-79150: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][522082472] Critical CVE-2026-78935: Use of uninitialized variable in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][523704817] Critical CVE-2026-79012: Use after free in Safebrowsing. Reported by Google on 2026-06-13
  • [N/A][532921800] Critical CVE-2026-79200: Use after free in Aura. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [$1,000][532617619] High CVE-2026-78989: Out of bounds read in ANGLE. Reported by Đặng Thế Tuyến on 2026-07-09
  • [$500][508638064] High CVE-2026-79069: Memory corruption in Tint. Reported by andryskowski.michal on 2026-05-01
  • [N/A][498885920] High CVE-2026-79175: Type confusion in Accessibility. Reported by Google on 2026-04-02
  • [N/A][500311587] High CVE-2026-79218: Incorrect authorization in Sandbox. Reported by Google on 2026-04-07
  • [N/A][501892500] High CVE-2026-79195: Use after free in Script. Reported by Google on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][513261751] High CVE-2026-78939: Use after free in Chromecast. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][515470739] High CVE-2026-79194: Use after free in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-05-21
  • [N/A][515473074] High CVE-2026-79247: Use after free in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-05-21
  • [N/A][516947491] High CVE-2026-79219: Use after free in Bluetooth. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517515945] High CVE-2026-79047: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517519352] High CVE-2026-79292: Integer overflow in Chromecast. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517527943] High CVE-2026-78986: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517548647] High CVE-2026-79039: Use after free in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517550232] High CVE-2026-78934: Race condition in ReadAloud. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517736936] High CVE-2026-79011: UI misrepresentation in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517742721] High CVE-2026-78911: Incorrect authorization in USB. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517959443] High CVE-2026-79257: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][521285077] High CVE-2026-79202: Use after free in Chromecast. Reported by Google on 2026-06-08
  • [N/A][521502218] High CVE-2026-79212: Missing authorization in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-06-08
  • [N/A][521942358] High CVE-2026-79183: Use after free in Accessibility. Reported by Google on 2026-06-09
  • [N/A][522294538] High CVE-2026-79155: Race condition in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][523095011] High CVE-2026-79093: Incorrect authorization in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-06-12
  • [N/A][523266585] High CVE-2026-79019: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-12
  • [N/A][523296105] High CVE-2026-79187: Use after free in WebRTC. Reported by Google on 2026-06-12
  • [N/A][523714535] High CVE-2026-79288: Improper input validation in Autofill. Reported by Google on 2026-06-14
  • [N/A][523717796] High CVE-2026-79130: Buffer overflow in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-14
  • [N/A][523723064] High CVE-2026-78965: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-14
  • [N/A][523738212] High CVE-2026-79117: Race condition in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-06-14
  • [N/A][524698525] High CVE-2026-79082: Incorrect authorization in Transactions Platform. Reported by Google on 2026-06-16
  • [N/A][525683797] High CVE-2026-79111: Improper input validation in Dawn. Reported by Google on 2026-06-19
  • [N/A][528397177] High CVE-2026-79072: Improper state validation in Performance. Reported by Google on 2026-06-27
  • [N/A][529509587] High CVE-2026-79142: Buffer overflow in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-30
  • [N/A][529991907] High CVE-2026-78948: Buffer overflow in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-07-01
  • [N/A][532904047] High CVE-2026-78908: Information leak in Canvas. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][532914190] High CVE-2026-78895: Information leak in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][532988552] High CVE-2026-79043: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][534468209] High CVE-2026-79235: Use after free in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-07-13
  • [N/A][534591074] High CVE-2026-79232: Use after free in Aura. Reported by Google on 2026-07-14
  • [N/A][535379043] High CVE-2026-79118: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-16
  • [TBD][535876894] High CVE-2026-79174: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by 章鱼哥@aipyaipy.com on 2026-07-17
  • [N/A][536428615] High CVE-2026-78900: Improper input validation in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536444272] High CVE-2026-79188: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536505721] High CVE-2026-79189: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536531630] High CVE-2026-79048: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536532605] High CVE-2026-79240: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536568319] High CVE-2026-79014: Race condition in Autofill. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536606137] High CVE-2026-79198: Use after free in Platform. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536626343] High CVE-2026-79131: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536636648] High CVE-2026-79149: Use after free in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536659904] High CVE-2026-79275: Use after free in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-20
  • [N/A][536681676] High CVE-2026-79138: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-20
  • [N/A][537109028] High CVE-2026-79026: Use after free in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-07-21
  • [TBD][537233963] High CVE-2026-79027: Use after free in WebRTC. Reported by Mozilla on 2026-07-21
  • [N/A][537835609] High CVE-2026-78904: Type confusion in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-07-22
  • [TBD][540430406] High CVE-2026-78899: Use after free in V8. Reported by Jihyeon Jeong (Compsec Lab, Seoul National University / Research Intern) on 2026-07-29
  • [N/A][540870921] High CVE-2026-78954: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-07-30
  • [TBD][543707066] High CVE-2026-79274: Information leak in GPU. Reported by weihengqiuu on 2026-08-07
  • [TBD][545767601] High CVE-2026-78938: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Zhenpeng (Leo) Lin at depthfirst on 2026-08-12
  • [TBD][545820931] High CVE-2026-78952: Out of bounds write in Crashpad. Reported by Brendan Dolan-Gavitt, XBOW on 2026-08-13
  • [TBD][546670199] High CVE-2026-79236: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Zhenpeng (Leo) Lin on 2026-08-14
  • [TBD][548340637] High CVE-2026-79078: Use after free in FedCM. Reported by m0omo0d on 2026-08-18
  • [$8,000][495021566] Medium CVE-2026-79209: Type confusion in Animation. Reported by ochko on 2026-03-22
  • [$2,000][40057398] Medium CVE-2026-79030: Observable discrepancy in Autofill. Reported by Young Min Kim (@ylemkimon), CompSec Lab at Seoul National
  • University on 2021-09-25
  • [$1,000][536913431] Medium CVE-2026-79216: Buffer overflow in Blink. Reported by Found by XBOW and triaged by Andrés Luksenberg on 2026-07-20
  • [N/A][495579602] Medium CVE-2026-79007: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-03-24
  • [N/A][495998981] Medium CVE-2026-78893: Information leak in QUIC. Reported by Google on 2026-03-25
  • [N/A][496195129] Medium CVE-2026-79222: Incorrect authorization in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-03-25
  • [N/A][496292729] Medium CVE-2026-79071: Race condition in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-03-25
  • [N/A][496395158] Medium CVE-2026-79076: Improper input validation in Sync. Reported by Google on 2026-03-26
  • [N/A][496401361] Medium CVE-2026-79088: Incorrect authorization in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-03-26
  • [N/A][497017869] Medium CVE-2026-79104: Missing authorization in Sensor. Reported by Google on 2026-03-27
  • [N/A][497095313] Medium CVE-2026-79044: Missing authorization in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-03-28
  • [N/A][497205529] Medium CVE-2026-78958: Uninitialized resource in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-03-28
  • [N/A][497269030] Medium CVE-2026-78961: Incorrect authorization in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-03-28
  • [N/A][497338168] Medium CVE-2026-79262: Incorrect authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29
  • [N/A][497456156] Medium CVE-2026-79106: Improper input validation in Input. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29
  • [N/A][497538341] Medium CVE-2026-79176: UI misrepresentation in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29
  • [N/A][497637694] Medium CVE-2026-78966: Externally controlled reference in QUIC. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497646947] Medium CVE-2026-79186: Incorrect authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497839983] Medium CVE-2026-79267: Race condition in Workers. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497854976] Medium CVE-2026-79016: Observable discrepancy in SVG. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497869284] Medium CVE-2026-79010: Operation on a resource after expiration or release in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497940451] Medium CVE-2026-79286: Missing authorization in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497948894] Medium CVE-2026-78945: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497957278] Medium CVE-2026-78999: Improper privilege management in Navigation. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][498327743] Medium CVE-2026-78941: Information leak in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-03-31
  • [N/A][498328139] Medium CVE-2026-79032: Improper input validation in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-03-31
  • [N/A][498367544] Medium CVE-2026-79109: Improper input validation in Printing. Reported by Google on 2026-04-01
  • [N/A][499007248] Medium CVE-2026-79256: Externally controlled reference in WebView. Reported by Google on 2026-04-02
  • [N/A][499068536] Medium CVE-2026-79237: Incorrect authorization in Navigation. Reported by Google on 2026-04-02
  • [N/A][499423269] Medium CVE-2026-78898: Incorrect authorization in Downloads. Reported by Google on 2026-04-04
  • [N/A][500038021] Medium CVE-2026-78985: Incorrect reference resolution in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-04-06
  • [N/A][500492844] Medium CVE-2026-79028: Observable discrepancy in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-04-08
  • [N/A][501331457] Medium CVE-2026-79210: Use after free in Audio. Reported by Google on 2026-04-10
  • [N/A][501437087] Medium CVE-2026-79046: Race condition in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-04-10
  • [N/A][501572758] Medium CVE-2026-79129: Use after free in Sessions. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501590191] Medium CVE-2026-78937: Use after free in Search. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501594511] Medium CVE-2026-78987: Information leak in Canvas. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501604761] Medium CVE-2026-78990: Use after free in Compositing. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501637242] Medium CVE-2026-78909: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501661601] Medium CVE-2026-79271: Information leak in DOM. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501759192] Medium CVE-2026-79144: Information leak in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501799770] Medium CVE-2026-79065: Improper input validation in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][502082953] Medium CVE-2026-79192: Improper input validation in Variations. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502101200] Medium CVE-2026-79140: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502109333] Medium CVE-2026-79128: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502139081] Medium CVE-2026-78942: Incorrect reference resolution in Loader. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502232151] Medium CVE-2026-79116: Missing authorization in Viz. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502344135] Medium CVE-2026-79006: Protection mechanism failure in HttpsUpgrades. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
  • [N/A][502488051] Medium CVE-2026-79095: Information leak in Payments. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
  • [N/A][502805441] Medium CVE-2026-79084: Inadequate encryption strength in Notifications. Reported by Google on 2026-04-15
  • [N/A][502888857] Medium CVE-2026-78991: Race condition in WebProtect. Reported by Google on 2026-04-15
  • [N/A][502918844] Medium CVE-2026-79248: Incorrect authorization in Input. Reported by Google on 2026-04-15
  • [TBD][503013378] Medium CVE-2026-78891: Buffer overflow in WebRTC. Reported by ngrunbaum on 2026-04-15
  • [N/A][503472696] Medium CVE-2026-79031: Improper resource exposure in Preload. Reported by Google on 2026-04-16
  • [N/A][503585863] Medium CVE-2026-79110: Missing authorization in Preload. Reported by Google on 2026-04-17
  • [N/A][503624894] Medium CVE-2026-79136: Incorrect authorization in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-04-17
  • [N/A][503847023] Medium CVE-2026-78907: Incorrect authorization in WebProtect. Reported by Google on 2026-04-17
  • [N/A][504226770] Medium CVE-2026-79087: Injection in Chrome Tabs. Reported by Google on 2026-04-19
  • [N/A][504356442] Medium CVE-2026-79231: Buffer overflow in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-04-19
  • [N/A][504633668] Medium CVE-2026-78969: Uninitialized resource in Video. Reported by Google on 2026-04-20
  • [N/A][505951430] Medium CVE-2026-79137: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-04-24
  • [N/A][505967344] Medium CVE-2026-79057: Race condition in Start. Reported by Google on 2026-04-24
  • [N/A][505991181] Medium CVE-2026-78894: Race condition in Payments. Reported by Google on 2026-04-24
  • [N/A][507483993] Medium CVE-2026-79264: Incorrect reference resolution in Preload. Reported by Google on 2026-04-28
  • [N/A][511260796] Medium CVE-2026-78910: Buffer overflow in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-05-08
  • [N/A][511736672] Medium CVE-2026-79066: Improper input validation in Navigation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][511794959] Medium CVE-2026-79255: Improper input validation in WebRTC. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][511804361] Medium CVE-2026-79086: Missing authorization in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][511806043] Medium CVE-2026-79038: Incorrect authorization in WebProtect. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][511819962] Medium CVE-2026-78940: Improper initialization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][511822878] Medium CVE-2026-79107: Incorrect authorization in TabGroups. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][512971896] Medium CVE-2026-79120: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-05-13
  • [N/A][513048462] Medium CVE-2026-79270: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513049445] Medium CVE-2026-79067: Missing authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513119757] Medium CVE-2026-79213: Incorrect authorization in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513192145] Medium CVE-2026-78943: Improper input validation in Editing. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513222422] Medium CVE-2026-79259: Improper input validation in Safebrowsing. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513287677] Medium CVE-2026-79208: Missing authorization in HTTP2. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513392351] Medium CVE-2026-79251: Improper input validation in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513607252] Medium CVE-2026-79226: Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513608317] Medium CVE-2026-79042: Missing authorization in Payments. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513608831] Medium CVE-2026-79122: Information leak in SignIn. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513719741] Medium CVE-2026-79199: Incorrect authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513737209] Medium CVE-2026-79013: Improper input validation in Sync. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513745793] Medium CVE-2026-79074: Information leak in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513760788] Medium CVE-2026-79215: Integer overflow in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513786555] Medium CVE-2026-79049: Incorrect reference resolution in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513834155] Medium CVE-2026-79132: Improper input validation in Input. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513836495] Medium CVE-2026-79201: Improper access control in Workers. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513841856] Medium CVE-2026-79051: Incorrect authorization in Loader. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513850062] Medium CVE-2026-79053: Missing authorization in Lighthouse. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513918923] Medium CVE-2026-79285: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][513923164] Medium CVE-2026-78906: Race condition in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514006744] Medium CVE-2026-79250: UI misrepresentation in Navigation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514017820] Medium CVE-2026-79020: Out of bounds read in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514055709] Medium CVE-2026-79217: Incorrect authorization in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514069975] Medium CVE-2026-79204: UI misrepresentation in Input. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514078852] Medium CVE-2026-78912: UI misrepresentation in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514439436] Medium CVE-2026-78955: Observable discrepancy in PerformanceAPIs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-18
  • [N/A][514454739] Medium CVE-2026-79143: Incorrect authorization in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-05-19
  • [N/A][514508415] Medium CVE-2026-79241: Out of bounds read in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-19
  • [N/A][514529599] Medium CVE-2026-78967: Missing authorization in BFCache. Reported by Google on 2026-05-19
  • [N/A][515477007] Medium CVE-2026-79214: Improper input validation in Preload. Reported by Google on 2026-05-21
  • [N/A][516398679] Medium CVE-2026-79228: Incorrect authorization in SiteIsolation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-25
  • [N/A][516665605] Medium CVE-2026-78953: Missing authorization in SiteIsolation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-26
  • [N/A][516824665] Medium CVE-2026-79229: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-05-26
  • [N/A][516899248] Medium CVE-2026-79002: Incorrect authorization in SiteIsolation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-26
  • [N/A][516921259] Medium CVE-2026-79272: Improper input validation in FindInPage. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517045394] Medium CVE-2026-79127: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517074167] Medium CVE-2026-79151: Improper input validation in Safebrowsing. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517095594] Medium CVE-2026-78936: Observable discrepancy in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517245017] Medium CVE-2026-78905: Type confusion in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517364411] Medium CVE-2026-79050: Incorrect authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517382613] Medium CVE-2026-79008: Improper input validation in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517398863] Medium CVE-2026-78975: Incorrect authorization in DOM. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517404644] Medium CVE-2026-79287: Observable discrepancy in Forms. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517467117] Medium CVE-2026-79094: Race condition in Workers. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517487890] Medium CVE-2026-79173: UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517550421] Medium CVE-2026-78976: Improper input validation in StorageAccessAPI. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517580738] Medium CVE-2026-79276: Improper privilege management in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517606780] Medium CVE-2026-79191: Incorrect authorization in SiteIsolation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517608454] Medium CVE-2026-79099: Missing authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517634590] Medium CVE-2026-79024: Information leak in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517655953] Medium CVE-2026-79193: Information leak in Canvas. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517697155] Medium CVE-2026-79242: Observable discrepancy in HTML. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517719358] Medium CVE-2026-79180: UI misrepresentation in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517746687] Medium CVE-2026-79293: Information leak in Animation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517761566] Medium CVE-2026-79023: Incorrect authorization in Editing. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517772510] Medium CVE-2026-79146: Information leak in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517774971] Medium CVE-2026-79238: Incorrect authorization in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517910756] Medium CVE-2026-78949: Observable discrepancy in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][518023156] Medium CVE-2026-79291: Information leak in CSS. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][518035396] Medium CVE-2026-79283: UI misrepresentation in Geometry. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][518053893] Medium CVE-2026-78892: Incorrect authorization in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518062961] Medium CVE-2026-79070: Incorrect reference resolution in Cache. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518065628] Medium CVE-2026-79205: Incorrect authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518078552] Medium CVE-2026-78903: Incomplete cleanup in SiteIsolation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518084889] Medium CVE-2026-78959: Improper handling of case sensitivity in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518094442] Medium CVE-2026-79234: Injection in CSS. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][519369088] Medium CVE-2026-78983: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-06-03
  • [N/A][519984038] Medium CVE-2026-79083: Improper enforcement of behavioral workflow in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-06-04
  • [TBD][520052954] Medium CVE-2026-78944: Use after free in DevTools. Reported by yupyon.itome on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520117546] Medium CVE-2026-79178: Incorrect authorization in Web Authentication (Passkeys & Security Keys). Reported by Google on 2026-06-04
  • [N/A][520121111] Medium CVE-2026-79059: Information leak in BFCache. Reported by Google on 2026-06-04
  • [N/A][520179360] Medium CVE-2026-79245: Use after free in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520464738] Medium CVE-2026-78978: Out of bounds read in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520481800] Medium CVE-2026-79103: Incorrect reference resolution in Speech. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520492291] Medium CVE-2026-79154: Missing authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520504922] Medium CVE-2026-79230: Improper input validation in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520516462] Medium CVE-2026-79068: Improper resource exposure in StreamsAPI. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520542088] Medium CVE-2026-79269: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][522077127] Medium CVE-2026-79085: Missing authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][522351802] Medium CVE-2026-79134: Incorrect authorization in GetUserMedia. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][522550059] Medium CVE-2026-79064: Use after free in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-06-11
  • [N/A][522791354] Medium CVE-2026-79003: Incorrect authorization in Device. Reported by Google on 2026-06-11
  • [N/A][522823211] Medium CVE-2026-79220: Information leak in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-06-11
  • [N/A][522957054] Medium CVE-2026-78951: Use after free in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-06-11
  • [N/A][523232966] Medium CVE-2026-79249: Code injection in Bisection. Reported by Google on 2026-06-12
  • [N/A][523557855] Medium CVE-2026-79091: Use after free in Bluetooth. Reported by Google on 2026-06-13
  • [N/A][523661149] Medium CVE-2026-79265: Incomplete cleanup in GetUserMedia. Reported by Google on 2026-06-13
  • [N/A][523716748] Medium CVE-2026-78913: Use after free in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-06-14
  • [N/A][524418836] Medium CVE-2026-79258: Incorrect authorization in WebXR. Reported by Google on 2026-06-16
  • [TBD][524520965] Medium CVE-2026-79211: Incorrect authorization in USB. Reported by hongan on 2026-06-16
  • [N/A][524541667] Medium CVE-2026-79252: Information leak in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-06-16
  • [N/A][524822825] Medium CVE-2026-78962: Uninitialized resource in WebXR. Reported by Google on 2026-06-17
  • [N/A][525686865] Medium CVE-2026-78901: Race condition in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-06-19
  • [N/A][525689847] Medium CVE-2026-79097: Use after free in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-06-19
  • [N/A][532162132] Medium CVE-2026-79227: Type confusion in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-07-07
  • [N/A][532182486] Medium CVE-2026-79203: Improper input validation in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-07-07
  • [N/A][532914769] Medium CVE-2026-79033: Insufficient control flow management in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][532917452] Medium CVE-2026-79139: Improper input validation in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][532923954] Medium CVE-2026-79221: Uninitialized resource in Dawn. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][532957785] Medium CVE-2026-79034: Information leak in CORS. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533093250] Medium CVE-2026-79075: Information leak in Geolocation. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [TBD][533917984] Medium CVE-2026-78960: Information leak in Extensions. Reported by Oran Simhony from Palo Alto Networks on 2026-07-12
  • [N/A][535374213] Medium CVE-2026-78984: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-07-16
  • [N/A][536428842] Medium CVE-2026-78963: Improper input validation in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536428988] Medium CVE-2026-79004: Out of bounds read in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536444242] Medium CVE-2026-79182: Improper input validation in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [TBD][536526176] Medium CVE-2026-79185: Information leak in DOM. Reported by avlidienbrunn on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][536662911] Medium CVE-2026-79073: Improper state validation in Parser. Reported by Google on 2026-07-20
  • [N/A][537145191] Medium CVE-2026-79266: Use after free in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-07-21
  • [N/A][537846307] Medium CVE-2026-79025: Improper input validation in Workers. Reported by Google on 2026-07-22
  • [TBD][538969297] Medium CVE-2026-79141: Incorrect authorization in Browser. Reported by M. Fauzan Wijaya (Gh05t666nero) on 2026-07-25
  • [$1,000][503048520] Low CVE-2026-78974: UI misrepresentation in Linux Toolkit Theming. Reported by Francesco Topol on 2026-04-16
  • [N/A][497232609] Low CVE-2026-79055: Information leak in Sharing. Reported by Google on 2026-03-28
  • [N/A][497256260] Low CVE-2026-79263: Race condition in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-03-28
  • [N/A][497493136] Low CVE-2026-79124: Information leak in Intents. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29
  • [N/A][497499482] Low CVE-2026-79184: Missing authorization in Preload. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29
  • [N/A][497876969] Low CVE-2026-79289: Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Workers. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][500484520] Low CVE-2026-79001: Information leak in Bluetooth. Reported by Google on 2026-04-07
  • [N/A][501416859] Low CVE-2026-79077: Incorrect authorization in WebProtect. Reported by Google on 2026-04-10
  • [TBD][501881082] Low CVE-2026-78950: Integer overflow in WebRTC. Reported by Ashutosh on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][502252964] Low CVE-2026-79196: Race condition in Editing. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502514083] Low CVE-2026-79000: Improper input validation in DeviceBoundSessionCredentials. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
  • [N/A][503720291] Low CVE-2026-78979: Race condition in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-04-17
  • [N/A][506539337] Low CVE-2026-79181: Observable discrepancy in Glic. Reported by Google on 2026-04-26
  • [N/A][513172858] Low CVE-2026-79190: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513361380] Low CVE-2026-79206: Out of bounds read in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513486883] Low CVE-2026-78897: Missing authorization in BrowserTag. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513688690] Low CVE-2026-79119: Use after free in PDF. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513792983] Low CVE-2026-79089: Race condition in Transactions Platform. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513969378] Low CVE-2026-79147: Information leak in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514010111] Low CVE-2026-79098: UI misrepresentation in PermissionElement. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514038302] Low CVE-2026-79022: UI misrepresentation in Transactions Platform. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514061923] Low CVE-2026-79233: UI misrepresentation in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514408247] Low CVE-2026-79261: Incorrect authorization in Controls. Reported by Google on 2026-05-18
  • [N/A][516864349] Low CVE-2026-78977: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-26
  • [N/A][516950646] Low CVE-2026-79040: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517167020] Low CVE-2026-79273: Incorrect reference resolution in WebView. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [TBD][517394060] Low CVE-2026-79243: Improper input validation in ReadingList. Reported by Orange Tsai (@orange_8361) of DEVCORE Research Team on 2026-05-28
  • [TBD][517395590] Low CVE-2026-79123: Improper input validation in NTP Footer. Reported by Orange Tsai (@orange_8361) of DEVCORE Research Team on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517540292] Low CVE-2026-79005: Incorrect authorization in StorageAccessAPI. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517673944] Low CVE-2026-79090: Improper privilege management in Actor. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517718241] Low CVE-2026-78946: Incorrect authorization in Select. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][518125889] Low CVE-2026-78968: Missing authorization in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518249083] Low CVE-2026-79041: Missing authorization in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][519210950] Low CVE-2026-79284: UI misrepresentation in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-06-02
  • [N/A][519229463] Low CVE-2026-78896: Information leak in StorageAccessAPI. Reported by Google on 2026-06-02
  • [N/A][519242511] Low CVE-2026-79058: Missing authorization in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-06-02
  • [N/A][519246298] Low CVE-2026-79009: UI misrepresentation in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-06-02
  • [N/A][519254827] Low CVE-2026-79060: Incorrect authorization in StorageAccessAPI. Reported by Google on 2026-06-02
  • [N/A][520002854] Low CVE-2026-79177: Incorrect authorization in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-06-04
  • [N/A][520016142] Low CVE-2026-78956: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-06-04
  • [TBD][520781436] Low CVE-2026-79239: Out of bounds read in Tint. Reported by Michal Andryskowski, Imperial College London on 2026-06-07
  • [N/A][522291712] Low CVE-2026-79015: Improper input validation in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][522304549] Low CVE-2026-79108: UI misrepresentation in Web Authentication (Passkeys & Security Keys). Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][522418913] Low CVE-2026-79056: Use after free in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][522803735] Low CVE-2026-79018: Information leak in FoldableAPIs. Reported by Google on 2026-06-11
  • [N/A][523237735] Low CVE-2026-78980: Improper input validation in ReaderMode. Reported by Google on 2026-06-12
  • [N/A][523313378] Low CVE-2026-78947: Incomplete cleanup in Chromium. Reported by Microsoft Edge on 2026-06-12
  • [N/A][523572877] Low CVE-2026-79244: Use after free in Animation. Reported by Google on 2026-06-13
  • [TBD][524864599] Low CVE-2026-79112: Out of bounds read in Skia. Reported by Quan Huynh x Amaterasu on 2026-06-17
  • [N/A][525311654] Low CVE-2026-79246: Information leak in DataTransfer. Reported by Google on 2026-06-18
  • [TBD][530816571] Low CVE-2026-79223: Integer overflow in Chromium. Reported by Youngjin Ju on 2026-07-03
  • [N/A][531245718] Low CVE-2026-79045: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-07-04
  • [N/A][531297707] Low CVE-2026-79197: Use after free in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-07-05
  • [N/A][532303080] Low CVE-2026-79148: Off-by-one error in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-07-08
  • [N/A][533001362] Low CVE-2026-79125: Information leak in XR. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533014006] Low CVE-2026-79207: Information leak in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533021205] Low CVE-2026-79017: Race condition in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533046298] Low CVE-2026-79105: Improper input validation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533059149] Low CVE-2026-79225: Incorrect authorization in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533060125] Low CVE-2026-79021: Missing authorization in InterestGroups. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533075126] Low CVE-2026-79133: Incorrect authorization in Forms. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533079345] Low CVE-2026-79179: Incorrect authorization in DOM. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533083384] Low CVE-2026-79152: Incorrect authorization in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533121405] Low CVE-2026-78981: Information leak in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533123348] Low CVE-2026-78957: Information leak in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533408915] Low CVE-2026-79126: Incorrect provision of specified functionality in Proxy. Reported by Google on 2026-07-10
  • [N/A][533418127] Low CVE-2026-78915: Race condition in Enterprise. Reported by Google on 2026-07-10
  • [N/A][533511921] Low CVE-2026-79253: Improper input validation in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-07-10
  • [N/A][533511967] Low CVE-2026-79260: Improper input validation in Cookies. Reported by Google on 2026-07-10
  • [N/A][534556413] Low CVE-2026-79254: Incorrect reference resolution in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-07-14
  • [N/A][536166543] Low CVE-2026-78914: Uninitialized resource in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-07-18
  • [N/A][539341100] Low CVE-2026-78964: Use after free in Sync. Reported by Google on 2026-07-27

We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable channel.

Many of our security bugs are detected using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, Control Flow Integrity, libFuzzer, or AFL.

Google Chrome adds split view, PDF annotations, and Drive saves

Google is making Chrome a little more work-friendly with a trio of productivity upgrades that are now rolling out on the desktop. The browser's new built-in split view lets you run two tabs side by side without juggling windows, while its PDF viewer can now handle highlights, notes, and even signatures.

There's also a smarter Save to Google Drive option that sends PDFs straight into a dedicated "Saved from Chrome" folder, cutting out the download-and-reupload dance. If you live in your browser all day, the latest Chrome update is worth grabbing.