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 Stable channel has been updated to 155.0.8059.39/.40 for Windows and Mac and 155.0.8059.39 to Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.

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 247 security fixes. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.

  • [N/A][534994449] Critical CVE-2026-106382: Use after free in Chromecast. Reported by Google on 2026-07-15
  • [TBD][560238696] Critical CVE-2026-106197: Use after free in Browser. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-09-11
  • [TBD][567160164] Critical CVE-2026-106358: Use after free in Navigation. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-28
  • [N/A][567936270] Critical CVE-2026-106347: Use after free in Track. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-30
  • [$5000][527023137] High CVE-2026-102322: Incorrect Authorization in SiteIsolation. Reported by Avadhut Mahamuni on 2026-06-23
  • [$2,000][550302121] High CVE-2026-106245: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by JonathanBouman on 2026-08-21
  • [$2,000][551529559] High CVE-2026-106327: Incorrect authorization in Core. Reported by OGINOME Tomohito on 2026-08-23
  • [$2,000][552115620] High CVE-2026-106366: Incomplete cleanup in CustomTabs. Reported by Naoya Miyaguchi on 2026-08-24
  • [$2,000][553857574] High CVE-2026-106258: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by weihengqiuu on 2026-08-28
  • [$2,000][553881031] High CVE-2026-106376: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by weihengqiuu on 2026-08-28
  • [$2,000][560055258] High CVE-2026-106308: Incorrect reference resolution in Autofill. Reported by Anonymous on 2026-09-11
  • [$2,000][561066220] High CVE-2026-106215: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by JonathanBouman on 2026-09-13
  • [$1,000][539043243] High CVE-2026-106369: Missing authorization in Translate. Reported by M. Fauzan Wijaya (Gh05t666nero) on 2026-07-26
  • [$1,000][547343108] High CVE-2026-106293: Type confusion in ANGLE. Reported by Jinpyo Lee on 2026-08-16
  • [N/A][520179149] High CVE-2026-106377: Race condition in Fonts. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520755056] High CVE-2026-106412: Race condition in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-06-06
  • [N/A][533426590] High CVE-2026-106243: Incomplete cleanup in Proxy Auth. Reported by Google on 2026-07-10
  • [N/A][533493992] High CVE-2026-106214: Information leak in Proxy. Reported by Google on 2026-07-10
  • [N/A][540018068] High CVE-2026-106364: Incorrect authorization in Omnibox. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28
  • [N/A][546630009] High CVE-2026-106239: Integer overflow in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-08-14
  • [TBD][547065823] High CVE-2026-106426: Race condition in Fonts. Reported by Emond Papegaaij on 2026-08-17
  • [TBD][550379413] High CVE-2026-106419: Use after free in ANGLE. Reported by Shaked Reiner (Palo Alto Networks) on 2026-08-21
  • [N/A][552423127] High CVE-2026-106396: Improper input validation in Omnibox. Reported by Google on 2026-08-25
  • [N/A][553114676] High CVE-2026-106323: Missing authorization in Chrome for iOS. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553115993] High CVE-2026-106231: Uninitialized resource in Dawn. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553117809] High CVE-2026-106202: Uninitialized resource in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553118338] High CVE-2026-106273: Uninitialized resource in Video. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [TBD][553394296] High CVE-2026-106203: Incomplete cleanup in Autofill. Reported by Anonymous on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553454734] High CVE-2026-106332: Integer overflow in Compositing. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [TBD][554992296] High CVE-2026-106281: Use after free in Tint. Reported by 0599jiangyc on 2026-08-31
  • [TBD][555932520] High CVE-2026-106298: Use after free in Chrome Tabs. Reported by TIENPA on 2026-09-02
  • [TBD][557729858] High CVE-2026-106193: Use after free in Parser. Reported by Blockian Creator of Kritt and Open-Kritt on 2026-09-05
  • [N/A][559780376] High CVE-2026-106255: Race condition in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-09-10
  • [TBD][559793873] High CVE-2026-106393: Use after free in Storage. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-09-10
  • [N/A][561891645] High CVE-2026-106227: Use after free in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-09-15
  • [N/A][561987051] High CVE-2026-106379: Uninitialized resource in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-09-15
  • [N/A][562002095] High CVE-2026-106211: Use after free in TabStrip. Reported by Google on 2026-09-15
  • [N/A][562043997] High CVE-2026-106329: Incorrect authorization in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-09-15
  • [TBD][563673584] High CVE-2026-106248: Use after free in Bindings. Reported by Alessandro Rizzo (0xAlessandro) on 2026-09-19
  • [TBD][565612897] High CVE-2026-106235: Use after free in WebAudio. Reported by Team Allied (Hyeongeun Ji, h4nk3r1n, h4vrut4, HunSec, nag0x) on 2026-09-24
  • [TBD][565674529] High CVE-2026-106257: Use after free in HTML. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-09-24
  • [TBD][565742177] High CVE-2026-106268: Use after free in WebRTC. Reported by xinyang on 2026-09-24
  • [TBD][565774991] High CVE-2026-106278: Use after free in Select. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-24
  • [TBD][565797213] High CVE-2026-106233: Use after free in Metrics. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-24
  • [TBD][566111249] High CVE-2026-106318: Use after free in Media. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-25
  • [TBD][566136674] High CVE-2026-106411: Use after free in Parser. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-25
  • [TBD][566347711] High CVE-2026-106423: Use after free in Media. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-26
  • [N/A][566404364] High CVE-2026-106346: Improper state validation in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-09-26
  • [TBD][566824998] High CVE-2026-106190: Use after free in Media. Reported by weihengqiuu on 2026-09-27
  • [TBD][567160162] High CVE-2026-106357: Use after free in WebRTC. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-28
  • [TBD][567177599] High CVE-2026-106240: Type confusion in V8. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-09-28
  • [TBD][567379988] High CVE-2026-106184: Uninitialized resource in Media. Reported by James Burton (Offensive Security @ Meta) on 2026-09-29
  • [TBD][567447106] High CVE-2026-106383: Use after free in Media. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-29
  • [TBD][567538973] High CVE-2026-106349: Use after free in V8. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-29
  • [N/A][567873463] High CVE-2026-106421: Use after free in PDF. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-30
  • [N/A][567910530] High CVE-2026-106204: Use after free in PDF. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-30
  • [N/A][568422505] High CVE-2026-106200: Use after free in Track. Reported by Google on 2026-10-01
  • [$3,000][380789337] Medium CVE-2026-106265: UI misrepresentation in File. Reported by Umar Farooq on 2024-11-25
  • [$3,000][492374387] Medium CVE-2026-106238: Race condition in Fonts. Reported by c6eed09fc8b174b0f3eebedcceb1e792 on 2026-03-13
  • [$2,000][501171258] Medium CVE-2026-106324: Incorrect authorization in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Narenda Singh (@_3P1C) on 2026-04-09
  • [$1,000][477327257] Medium CVE-2026-106420: Incorrect calculation in API. Reported by Luan Herrera (@lbherrera_) on 2026-01-21
  • [N/A][496623893] Medium CVE-2026-106222: Incorrect authorization in Sync. Reported by Google on 2026-03-26
  • [N/A][497062057] Medium CVE-2026-106208: Missing authorization in API. Reported by Google on 2026-03-28
  • [N/A][497148613] Medium CVE-2026-106286: Confused deputy in Omnibox. Reported by Google on 2026-03-28
  • [N/A][497350668] Medium CVE-2026-106181: Incorrect reference resolution in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29
  • [N/A][497652727] Medium CVE-2026-106315: Use after free in Modularization. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][497842821] Medium CVE-2026-106274: Incorrect reference resolution in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
  • [N/A][498075038] Medium CVE-2026-106365: Missing authorization in Animation. Reported by Google on 2026-03-31
  • [N/A][498737756] Medium CVE-2026-106267: Missing authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-04-01
  • [N/A][498739277] Medium CVE-2026-106194: Missing authorization in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-04-01
  • [N/A][498770931] Medium CVE-2026-106313: Incorrect authorization in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-04-02
  • [N/A][499468981] Medium CVE-2026-106283: Use after free in Streaming. Reported by Google on 2026-04-04
  • [N/A][499571442] Medium CVE-2026-106291: Use after free in GarbageCollection. Reported by Google on 2026-04-04
  • [N/A][500106110] Medium CVE-2026-106300: Race condition in CacheStorage. Reported by Google on 2026-04-06
  • [N/A][501533684] Medium CVE-2026-106314: Incorrect authorization in Bluetooth. Reported by Google on 2026-04-10
  • [N/A][501633302] Medium CVE-2026-106223: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501647772] Medium CVE-2026-106242: Information leak in Omnibox. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501729675] Medium CVE-2026-106241: Incorrect authorization in Search. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501763586] Medium CVE-2026-106381: Incorrect authorization in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-04-11
  • [N/A][501770489] Medium CVE-2026-106217: Missing authorization in Google Lens. Reported by Google on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][501790682] Medium CVE-2026-106425: Missing authorization in BrowserTag. Reported by Google on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][501805355] Medium CVE-2026-106225: Missing authorization in Autofill. Reported by Google on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][501896592] Medium CVE-2026-106363: Missing authorization in FullScreen. Reported by Google on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][501914204] Medium CVE-2026-106266: Confused deputy in Contextual Tasks. Reported by Google on 2026-04-12
  • [N/A][502034469] Medium CVE-2026-106189: Code injection in ReaderMode. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502105238] Medium CVE-2026-106335: Use after free in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502179715] Medium CVE-2026-106415: Information leak in Enterprise. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502278429] Medium CVE-2026-106224: Missing authorization in Google Lens. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502462485] Medium CVE-2026-106185: Improper input validation in Viz. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
  • [N/A][502475175] Medium CVE-2026-106244: Incorrect authorization in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
  • [N/A][502648640] Medium CVE-2026-106407: Incorrect authorization in GetUserMedia. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
  • [N/A][503625361] Medium CVE-2026-106389: Incorrect authorization in USB. Reported by Google on 2026-04-17
  • [N/A][503725788] Medium CVE-2026-106397: Incorrect authorization in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-04-17
  • [N/A][504215649] Medium CVE-2026-106196: Missing authorization in Navigation. Reported by Google on 2026-04-19
  • [N/A][504223609] Medium CVE-2026-106414: Improper input validation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-04-19
  • [N/A][504227656] Medium CVE-2026-106408: Protection mechanism failure in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-04-19
  • [N/A][504638005] Medium CVE-2026-106261: Uninitialized resource in Video. Reported by Google on 2026-04-20
  • [N/A][505186109] Medium CVE-2026-106406: Missing authorization in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-04-22
  • [N/A][507351786] Medium CVE-2026-106290: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-04-28
  • [TBD][507596239] Medium CVE-2026-106378: Privilege elevation in Sandbox. Reported by Paulos Yibelo Mesfin on 2026-04-29
  • [TBD][510773353] Medium CVE-2026-106198: Missing authorization in FileSystem. Reported by pakhunov.anton.n on 2026-05-07
  • [N/A][511745101] Medium CVE-2026-106326: Confused deputy in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][511796554] Medium CVE-2026-106354: Improper resource exposure in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][512998592] Medium CVE-2026-106342: Information leak in Autofill. Reported by Google on 2026-05-13
  • [N/A][513365978] Medium CVE-2026-106424: Information leak in Audio. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513741326] Medium CVE-2026-106253: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513757840] Medium CVE-2026-106279: Incorrect reference resolution in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513781133] Medium CVE-2026-106361: Incorrect provision of specified functionality in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][514041626] Medium CVE-2026-106402: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514061289] Medium CVE-2026-106311: Clickjacking in PermissionElement. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514070956] Medium CVE-2026-106246: Incorrect authorization in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514071472] Medium CVE-2026-106302: UI misrepresentation in PermissionElement. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514072462] Medium CVE-2026-106416: Code injection in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514078734] Medium CVE-2026-106182: UI misrepresentation in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
  • [N/A][514204338] Medium CVE-2026-106282: UI misrepresentation in WebOTP. Reported by Google on 2026-05-18
  • [N/A][514426571] Medium CVE-2026-106392: Information leak in WebAudio. Reported by Google on 2026-05-18
  • [N/A][515477538] Medium CVE-2026-106188: Confused deputy in SignIn. Reported by Google on 2026-05-21
  • [N/A][517033396] Medium CVE-2026-106370: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517090646] Medium CVE-2026-106356: Clickjacking in EVP. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517150523] Medium CVE-2026-106405: Race condition in CustomTabs. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517213220] Medium CVE-2026-106322: Open redirect in AppManifest. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
  • [N/A][517366426] Medium CVE-2026-106280: Incorrect authorization in PermissionElement. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517374100] Medium CVE-2026-106206: Improper input validation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517429254] Medium CVE-2026-106180: Observable discrepancy in Animation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517475258] Medium CVE-2026-106303: Observable discrepancy in Autofill AI. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517546096] Medium CVE-2026-106201: Race condition in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517649552] Medium CVE-2026-106333: Incorrect authorization in Input. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
  • [N/A][517689673] Medium CVE-2026-106228: Confused deputy in Google Lens. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517700327] Medium CVE-2026-106289: Missing authorization in FedCM. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517708426] Medium CVE-2026-106277: Information leak in Animation. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517801814] Medium CVE-2026-106410: Missing authorization in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][517804731] Medium CVE-2026-106284: Out of bounds read in Printing. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][518039724] Medium CVE-2026-106209: UI misrepresentation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][518076654] Medium CVE-2026-106216: Cross-site request forgery in ReadingList. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518091868] Medium CVE-2026-106328: Incorrect authorization in PDF. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518096516] Medium CVE-2026-106387: Missing authorization in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][518108937] Medium CVE-2026-106400: Clickjacking in Messages. Reported by Google on 2026-05-30
  • [N/A][519499907] Medium CVE-2026-106205: Missing authorization in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-06-03
  • [N/A][520153320] Medium CVE-2026-106213: Race condition in WebAudio. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520507737] Medium CVE-2026-106230: Incorrect reference resolution in Offline. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520533412] Medium CVE-2026-106367: Missing authorization in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
  • [N/A][520573237] Medium CVE-2026-106226: Improper input validation in Compositing. Reported by Google on 2026-06-06
  • [N/A][521949525] Medium CVE-2026-106229: UI misrepresentation in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-06-09
  • [N/A][522299740] Medium CVE-2026-106232: UI misrepresentation in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][522325665] Medium CVE-2026-106391: Incorrect authorization in WebShare. Reported by Google on 2026-06-10
  • [N/A][522722456] Medium CVE-2026-106336: Observable discrepancy in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-06-11
  • [N/A][523601696] Medium CVE-2026-106403: Incorrect authorization in Accessibility. Reported by Google on 2026-06-13
  • [N/A][523699645] Medium CVE-2026-106373: Use after free in Fonts. Reported by Google on 2026-06-13
  • [N/A][523750306] Medium CVE-2026-106301: Confused deputy in Contextual Tasks. Reported by Google on 2026-06-14
  • [N/A][524587778] Medium CVE-2026-106292: Buffer overflow in Fonts. Reported by Google on 2026-06-16
  • [N/A][533066295] Medium CVE-2026-106262: Incomplete cleanup in GetUserMedia. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [TBD][535639435] Medium CVE-2026-106360: Information leak in Payments. Reported by NH DEV on 2026-07-17
  • [N/A][536507840] Medium CVE-2026-106375: Incomplete cleanup in Dawn. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][537107728] Medium CVE-2026-106348: Information leak in Animation. Reported by Google on 2026-07-21
  • [N/A][537832408] Medium CVE-2026-106307: Incorrect authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-07-22
  • [N/A][540072162] Medium CVE-2026-106212: Incorrect authorization in Autofill. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28
  • [TBD][543082212] Medium CVE-2026-106398: Incorrect authorization in Media. Reported by caveeroo on 2026-08-05
  • [N/A][550512266] Medium CVE-2026-106388: Missing authorization in DataTransfer. Reported by leolee on 2026-08-21
  • [N/A][553118313] Medium CVE-2026-106271: Missing authorization in Workers. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553121488] Medium CVE-2026-106395: Uninitialized resource in Dawn. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553124799] Medium CVE-2026-106304: Out of bounds read in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553129739] Medium CVE-2026-106401: Out of bounds write in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553135213] Medium CVE-2026-106330: Information leak in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553138969] Medium CVE-2026-106295: Incorrect authorization in Unbounded Element. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553139506] Medium CVE-2026-106352: Incorrect authorization in WebProtect. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553145497] Medium CVE-2026-106337: UI misrepresentation in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553149001] Medium CVE-2026-106263: Improper input validation in SignIn. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553150261] Medium CVE-2026-106404: Incorrect authorization in FontAccess. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • N/A][553154579] Medium CVE-2026-106183: Missing authorization in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553156221] Medium CVE-2026-106386: Uninitialized resource in WebAudio. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553164077] Medium CVE-2026-106351: Observable discrepancy in Safebrowsing. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [TBD][554348119] Medium CVE-2026-106384: Missing authorization in SiteIsolation. Reported by med.bassia on 2026-08-29
  • [TBD][554619028] Medium CVE-2026-106207: Race condition in V8. Reported by flyyy on 2026-08-30
  • [N/A][556235808] Medium CVE-2026-106321: Information leak in Editing. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [TBD][556304559] Medium CVE-2026-106210: Observable discrepancy in Scroll. Reported by Hafiizh on 2026-09-03
  • [TBD][557036053] Medium CVE-2026-106254: Information leak in Mobile. Reported by Anonymous on 2026-09-04
  • [TBD][557288890] Medium CVE-2026-106372: Incorrect authorization in UI. Reported by Quyen Son at VinFast (@zer0qs) on 2026-09-05
  • [N/A][558539954] Medium CVE-2026-106341: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-09-08
  • [TBD][559097675] Medium CVE-2026-106409: Incorrect reference resolution in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Quyen Son at VinFast (@zer0qs) on 2026-09-09
  • [$2,000][503794852] Low CVE-2026-106340: Missing authorization in CredentialProvider. Reported by Wooseok Sung on 2026-04-17
  • [$1,000][417555081] Low CVE-2026-106276: UI misrepresentation in Payments. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2025-05-14
  • [TBD][448789663] Low CVE-2026-106338: UI misrepresentation in PictureInPicture. Reported by Hafiizh on 2025-10-02
  • [TBD][450323465] Low CVE-2026-106317: UI misrepresentation in FullScreen. Reported by Manojkumar Jaganathan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/manojkumar-j-7ba35b202/) Aka TheWhiteEvil https://hackerone.com/the-white-evil) with HackerBro Technologies on 2025-10-09
  • [N/A][498375898] Low CVE-2026-106344: Missing authorization in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-04-01
  • [N/A][500532594] Low CVE-2026-106359: Confused deputy in DeviceBoundSessionCredentials. Reported by Google on 2026-04-08
  • [N/A][502078791] Low CVE-2026-106353: Improper input validation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502111211] Low CVE-2026-106312: Missing authorization in SignIn. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502282293] Low CVE-2026-106191: Missing authorization in Actor. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
  • [N/A][502497790] Low CVE-2026-106250: Missing authorization in Actor. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
  • [TBD][503708636] Low CVE-2026-106309: Incorrect authorization in Selection. Reported by Putra Mahardika | Instagram @mhrdkaa._ on 2026-04-17
  • [N/A][511776800] Low CVE-2026-106187: Missing authorization in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
  • [N/A][513122002] Low CVE-2026-106394: Incomplete cleanup in Glic. Reported by Project Fortify on 2026-05-14
  • [N/A][513383360] Low CVE-2026-106306: Incorrect authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513423334] Low CVE-2026-106427: Confused deputy in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513446410] Low CVE-2026-106252: Incorrect comparison in Fonts. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513518289] Low CVE-2026-106287: Information loss in CORS. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
  • [N/A][513735469] Low CVE-2026-106297: Incorrect authorization in Scheduling. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][513821237] Low CVE-2026-106260: Incorrect authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
  • [N/A][514456975] Low CVE-2026-106362: Missing authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-05-19
  • [N/A][514460295] Low CVE-2026-106275: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-19
  • [N/A][517703787] Low CVE-2026-106199: Incorrect authorization in Actor. Reported by Google on 2026-05-29
  • [N/A][519211890] Low CVE-2026-106299: Improper input validation in WebAudio. Reported by Google on 2026-06-02
  • [N/A][519458746] Low CVE-2026-106422: Incorrect authorization in API. Reported by Google on 2026-06-03
  • [N/A][522557469] Low CVE-2026-106186: Uncontrolled search path element in CredentialProvider. Reported by Google on 2026-06-11
  • [N/A][524435922] Low CVE-2026-106247: Buffer overflow in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-16
  • [N/A][524681280] Low CVE-2026-106192: Information leak in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-06-16
  • [N/A][530237174] Low CVE-2026-106399: Out of bounds read in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-07-01
  • [N/A][533084756] Low CVE-2026-106264: Missing authorization in Web Authentication (Passkeys & Security Keys). Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][533119681] Low CVE-2026-106285: UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
  • [N/A][534843648] Low CVE-2026-106220: Information leak in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-07-14
  • [N/A][536471438] Low CVE-2026-106417: Integer overflow in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
  • [N/A][540049672] Low CVE-2026-106221: Confused deputy in WebAPKs. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28
  • [N/A][540076586] Low CVE-2026-106259: Incorrect authorization in PermissionElement. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28
  • [N/A][540078886] Low CVE-2026-106296: Improper privilege management in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28
  • [TBD][552440317] Low CVE-2026-106249: Incorrect authorization in Autofill. Reported by mute1008 on 2026-08-25
  • [TBD][552832446] Low CVE-2026-106374: Type confusion in V8. Reported by SecBuddyN, Tencent KeenLab (CodeBuddy Security) on 2026-08-26
  • [N/A][553168380] Low CVE-2026-106380: UI misrepresentation in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553250818] Low CVE-2026-106179: UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553252261] Low CVE-2026-106368: UI misrepresentation in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553255283] Low CVE-2026-106237: Information leak in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553256068] Low CVE-2026-106331: Improper input validation in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553269860] Low CVE-2026-106270: Incorrect authorization in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553270559] Low CVE-2026-106350: Incorrect authorization in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553274076] Low CVE-2026-106288: Missing authorization in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553276352] Low CVE-2026-106305: UI misrepresentation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553283471] Low CVE-2026-106418: Missing authorization in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553317583] Low CVE-2026-106343: Improper state validation in Autofill AI. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553326010] Low CVE-2026-106371: Incorrect authorization in Transactions Platform. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553335319] Low CVE-2026-106256: Information leak in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553336689] Low CVE-2026-106413: Race condition in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
  • [N/A][553913506] Low CVE-2026-106339: Use of released resource in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-08-28
  • [N/A][553929758] Low CVE-2026-106320: Use of released resource in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-08-28
  • [N/A][553930843] Low CVE-2026-106195: Incorrect authorization in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-08-28
  • [N/A][554556423] Low CVE-2026-106316: UI misrepresentation in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-08-29
  • [N/A][554874487] Low CVE-2026-106385: Race condition in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-08-30
  • [N/A][556211265] Low CVE-2026-106325: Incorrect reference resolution in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556213916] Low CVE-2026-106390: Incorrect provision of specified functionality in SanitizerAPI. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556215048] Low CVE-2026-106294: Incomplete cleanup in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556229780] Low CVE-2026-106334: Information leak in Payments. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556233068] Low CVE-2026-106236: UI misrepresentation in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556237314] Low CVE-2026-106251: UI misrepresentation in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556250086] Low CVE-2026-106310: Use of released resource in FontAccess. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556258544] Low CVE-2026-106345: Use of released resource in Session. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][556259957] Low CVE-2026-106272: UI misrepresentation in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
  • [N/A][559777100] Low CVE-2026-106355: Missing authorization in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-09-10
  • [TBD][564085088] Low CVE-2026-106234: Use after free in Network. Reported by Findingz on 2026-09-20
  • [TBD][565742178] Low CVE-2026-106269: Use after free in CSS. Reported by xinyang on 2026-09-24

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.