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. Google builds powerful tools that help you connect, play, work and get things done. And all of it works on Chrome.
Is Google Chrome safe and private?
The Chrome browser utilizes site isolation, sandboxing, and predictive phishing protections to keep your browsing secure, among others. However, Google's browser always raises privacy concerns due to the fact that everything you do in Chrome, including every character you type into the address bar, is recorded by Google and linked to you. While using other Google services, all that data may be cross-referenced.
More privacy-conscious users may prefer to use Firefox or other Chromium-based alternatives (that may or may not record as much data) or try Ungoogled Chromium.
Is Chrome the fastest browser?
Chrome, Firefox, Safari and other major browsers are updated every few weeks, so it's hard to compare them over time which is the fastest. Chrome is known to be a RAM hog, but when used heavily, other browsers are known to be just as resource-consuming.
Google is good at creating the illusion of speed with prediction algorithms that preload parts of web pages that you are likely to visit. With a minimalistic design, you'll feel at home with Chrome, plus built-in integration with other Google services and mobile browsing can also be very convenient.
What are the best Chrome alternatives?
There are tons of good and free alternatives for browsing the web. If you want a more private browsing, you can opt for Firefox or Brave. If you don't want to use Google services, you can use Ungoogled Chromium.
Opera, Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi are other great options, these last two are Chromium-based just like Google Chrome.
What are the best features of Chrome?
Chrome is the most popular web browser out there, so website compatibility with it and other Chromium-based browsers is top notch. Performance is usually perceived as good (see question above).
Chrome is also feature-filled but not bloated. It does integrate nicely with other Google services and also lets you sync browsing history and bookmarks with your phone and other devices. Finally, Chrome has a vast library of extensions to add capabilities to your browser experience.
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.
More control over your media
Easily control audio and video playing in any Chrome tab. Open the media hub to access controls to manage what's playing or pop out a video to view it in picture-in-picture mode.
Simplicity
Chrome's browser window is streamlined, clean and simple. Chrome also includes features that are designed for efficiency and ease of use. For example, you can search and navigate from the same box, and arrange tabs however you wish --- quickly and easily.
Security
Chrome is designed to keep you safer and more secure on the web with built-in malware and phishing protection, auto updates to make sure the browser is up-to-date with the latest security updates, and more. Learn more about Chrome's security features.
Sync Chrome across devices
From your laptop, to your tablet, to your phone, your stuff in Chrome goes where you go. When you turn sync on, you can access your bookmarks, saved passwords, and secure payment info.
And more features
Chrome has many useful features built in, including extensions, translation in the browser, themes, and more. Learn more about Chrome's newest and most-loved features.
What's New
The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 157 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
Chrome 157.0.8103.38 (Linux) 157.0.8103.38/.39 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 157.
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 213 security fixes. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.
- [$10,000][567735302] Critical CVE-2026-121156: Buffer overflow in Dawn. Reported by Zhenpeng (Leo) Lin at depthfirst on 2026-09-30
- [$1,000][562777838] Critical CVE-2026-121229: Memory corruption in ANGLE. Reported by @mfx on 2026-09-17
- [N/A][558870371] Critical CVE-2026-121246: Use after free in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-09-08
- [N/A][567216197] Critical CVE-2026-121035: Use after free in Prerender. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-28
- [N/A][569161611] Critical CVE-2026-121247: Buffer overflow in Dawn. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][571065824] Critical CVE-2026-121203: Use after free in Geometry. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-07
- [N/A][571284308] Critical CVE-2026-121126: Use after free in Core. Reported by Wenbin Liu on 2026-10-08
- [$10,000][485855931] High CVE-2026-121107: Incorrect authorization in BackgroundFetch. Reported by Johan Carlsson on 2026-02-19
- [$2,000][566398391] High CVE-2026-121197: Out of bounds read in ANGLE. Reported by Arni Hardarson (Neonix Security) on 2026-09-26
- [N/A][40063728] High CVE-2026-121112: Out of bounds read in Permissions. Reported by koocola(@alo_cook) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on 2023-03-22
- [N/A][496008447] High CVE-2026-121174: Missing authorization in BackgroundFetch. Reported by Google on 2026-03-25
- [N/A][516958782] High CVE-2026-121098: Improper state validation in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-27
- [N/A][536617330] High CVE-2026-121074: Memory corruption in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
- [N/A][550489336] High CVE-2026-121173: Uninitialized resource in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-08-21
- [TBD][552757015] High CVE-2026-121233: Type confusion in CacheStorage. Reported by Salvatore Gulizia (Serotav) on 2026-08-26
- [TBD][557605839] High CVE-2026-121140: Out of bounds read in Internals. Reported by Popax21 on 2026-09-06
- [N/A][558111285] High CVE-2026-121095: Uninitialized resource in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-09-07
- [N/A][561994040] High CVE-2026-121071: Incorrect authorization in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-09-15
- [N/A][563359278] High CVE-2026-121207: Uninitialized resource in Dawn. Reported by Google on 2026-09-18
- [N/A][565681453] High CVE-2026-121185: Use after free in PictureInPicture. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-24
- [N/A][566111382] High CVE-2026-121166: Type confusion in PDFium. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-09-25
- [N/A][566251701] High CVE-2026-121047: Buffer overflow in Media. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-09-25
- [N/A][566313798] High CVE-2026-121124: Improper adherence to coding standards in XML. Reported by Google on 2026-09-25
- [N/A][566377255] High CVE-2026-121118: Use after free in SVG. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-26
- [N/A][566506819] High CVE-2026-121188: Use after free in PerformanceAPIs. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-26
- [N/A][567106301] High CVE-2026-121113: Buffer overflow in PDFium. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-28
- [N/A][567222737] High CVE-2026-121082: Type confusion in V8. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-09-28
- [TBD][567321055] High CVE-2026-121083: Use after free in Compositing. Reported by Hafiizh on 2026-09-29
- [N/A][567936263] High CVE-2026-121179: Use after free in PDFium. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-30
- [N/A][567936265] High CVE-2026-121180: Buffer overflow in Media. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-30
- [N/A][567936269] High CVE-2026-121181: Use after free in Editing. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-30
- [N/A][568794851] High CVE-2026-121228: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-02
- [N/A][568818122] High CVE-2026-121080: Use after free in Codecs. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-02
- [N/A][568832157] High CVE-2026-121044: Use after free in Layout. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-02
- [N/A][568901837] High CVE-2026-121051: UI misrepresentation in iOSWeb. Reported by Google on 2026-10-02
- [N/A][568903801] High CVE-2026-121038: Information leak in Compositing. Reported by Google on 2026-10-02
- [N/A][568936993] High CVE-2026-121090: Improper privilege management in Navigation. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [TBD][569129173] High CVE-2026-121052: Use after free in GPU. Reported by Team Allied (nag0x, h4nk3r1n, h4vrut4, HunSec, Hyeongeun Ji ) on 2026-10-04
- [TBD][569415790] High CVE-2026-121037: Out of bounds write in ANGLE. Reported by Akshay Sharma - anonymous_blackzero on 2026-10-04
- [N/A][569674218] High CVE-2026-121086: Buffer overflow in Skia. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570026889] High CVE-2026-121131: Use after free in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570028521] High CVE-2026-121087: Improper input validation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570029317] High CVE-2026-121178: Use after free in Aura. Reported by Google on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570796613] High CVE-2026-121100: Use after free in DOM. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-07
- [N/A][571059182] High CVE-2026-121148: Use after free in ANGLE. Reported by xinyang on 2026-10-07
- [TBD][571648522] High CVE-2026-121089: Use after free in WebGPU. Reported by apalov on 2026-10-09
- [TBD][572991399] High CVE-2026-121250: Use after free in Extensions. Reported by Daisuke Hatakeyama and Keita Sode (SYZD Research) on 2026-10-13
- [N/A][573263908] High CVE-2026-121032: Out of bounds read in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-10-13
- [TBD][573387527] High CVE-2026-121114: Use after free in TabStrip. Reported by malichamdan on 2026-10-14
- [N/A][573836121] High CVE-2026-121127: Use after free in WebAudio. Reported by kylebot on 2026-10-15
- [TBD][574021176] High CVE-2026-121210: Type confusion in V8. Reported by zenneth (randomguy6407) on 2026-10-15
- [N/A][574038247] High CVE-2026-121057: Type confusion in V8. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (kylebot) on 2026-10-15
- [N/A][574193110] High CVE-2026-121201: Use after free in Animation. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-10-16
- [N/A][574214629] High CVE-2026-121084: Out of bounds read in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-10-16
- [N/A][574339635] High CVE-2026-121094: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Vlad Stolyarov (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-10-16
- [TBD][574351803] High CVE-2026-121079: Race condition in V8. Reported by Hyeonjun Ahn (@_deayzl) on 2026-10-16
- [N/A][574376940] High CVE-2026-121143: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-10-16
- [N/A][574409275] High CVE-2026-121097: Use after free in Printing. Reported by Google on 2026-10-16
- [N/A][574412369] High CVE-2026-121214: Use after free in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-10-16
- [N/A][574604188] High CVE-2026-121133: Incorrect reference resolution in Images. Reported by Google on 2026-10-16
- [TBD][574752676] High CVE-2026-121249: Buffer overflow in ANGLE. Reported by Atte Kettunen on 2026-10-17
- [N/A][574762568] High CVE-2026-121213: Uninitialized resource in Images. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-17
- [N/A][574791491] High CVE-2026-121241: Use after free in Navigation. Reported by Google on 2026-10-17
- [N/A][574922421] High CVE-2026-121224: Security issue in Desktop. Reported by Google on 2026-10-17
- [N/A][575318807] High CVE-2026-121117: Use after free in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-10-19
- [N/A][576097084] High CVE-2026-121123: Use after free in Canvas. Reported by Vlad Stolyarov (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-10-21
- [N/A][576169244] High CVE-2026-121182: Use after free in DOM. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-21
- [N/A][576723181] High CVE-2026-121061: Use after free in Modularization. Reported by Vlad Stolyarov (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-10-22
- [N/A][576937680] High CVE-2026-121227: Uninitialized resource in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-10-23
- [N/A][577318603] High CVE-2026-121226: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [N/A][577327383] High CVE-2026-121068: Type confusion in V8. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-10-25
- [N/A][577352626] High CVE-2026-121137: Type confusion in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [N/A][577352772] High CVE-2026-121160: Out of bounds read in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [N/A][577378379] High CVE-2026-121036: Use after free in CSS. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [N/A][577400245] High CVE-2026-121104: Incorrect authorization in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [N/A][577400880] High CVE-2026-121034: Use after free in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [N/A][577402416] High CVE-2026-121208: Out of bounds read in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [N/A][577403757] High CVE-2026-121129: Use after free in WebRTC. Reported by Google on 2026-10-24
- [TBD][577719868] High CVE-2026-121211: Use after free in PowerBookmarks. Reported by octo on 2026-10-25
- [N/A][578083257] High CVE-2026-121078: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-10-26
- [TBD][578500839] High CVE-2026-121060: Incorrect authorization in FileSystem. Reported by tmemabo1 on 2026-10-27
- [N/A][578670966] High CVE-2026-121076: Use after free in WebXR. Reported by Google on 2026-10-28
- [N/A][578688670] High CVE-2026-121221: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-10-28
- [N/A][578691880] High CVE-2026-121119: Use after free in Controls. Reported by Google on 2026-10-28
- [$2,000][479258455] Medium CVE-2026-121244: UI misrepresentation in FileAPI. Reported by Luan Herrera (@lbherrera_) on 2026-01-27
- [$2,000][566857543] Medium CVE-2026-121242: Improper input validation in WebPackaging. Reported by Cassio Lima(JaxT) on 2026-09-28
- [$2,000][571058818] Medium CVE-2026-121105: Information leak in Network. Reported by a45hif on 2026-10-07
- [$1,000][503201581] Medium CVE-2026-121237: Improper state validation in FileSystem. Reported by Dwij Mehta on 2026-04-16
- [TBD][40059500] Medium CVE-2026-121102: Missing authorization in BackgroundFetch. Reported by Maurice Dauer on 2022-04-27
- [TBD][492163889] Medium CVE-2026-121120: Improper input validation in Prerender. Reported by Tianyi Hu on 2026-03-12
- [N/A][495903812] Medium CVE-2026-121161: Information leak in BackgroundFetch. Reported by Google on 2026-03-24
- [N/A][496187630] Medium CVE-2026-121062: Incorrect authorization in API. Reported by Google on 2026-03-25
- [N/A][497950736] Medium CVE-2026-121031: Missing authorization in PDF. Reported by Google on 2026-03-30
- [N/A][499181801] Medium CVE-2026-121063: Incorrect authorization in CacheStorage. Reported by Google on 2026-04-03
- [N/A][500171457] Medium CVE-2026-121108: Confused deputy in BackgroundFetch. Reported by Google on 2026-04-07
- [N/A][502023614] Medium CVE-2026-121199: Missing authorization in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-04-13
- [N/A][502385220] Medium CVE-2026-121099: Information leak in PrivateTokens. Reported by Google on 2026-04-14
- [N/A][505177525] Medium CVE-2026-121196: Privilege elevation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-04-22
- [N/A][507351304] Medium CVE-2026-121066: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-04-28
- [N/A][511768565] Medium CVE-2026-121256: Use of released resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10
- [N/A][513426189] Medium CVE-2026-121115: Improper input validation in Shopping. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
- [N/A][513767200] Medium CVE-2026-121234: Privilege elevation in Contacts. Reported by Google on 2026-05-16
- [N/A][514077956] Medium CVE-2026-121177: UI misrepresentation in PageInfo. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
- [N/A][514542988] Medium CVE-2026-121193: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-19
- [N/A][517435285] Medium CVE-2026-121248: Incorrect authorization in API. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
- [N/A][517448378] Medium CVE-2026-121106: Information leak in Omnibox. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
- [N/A][528485835] Medium CVE-2026-121200: Incorrect reference resolution in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-06-27
- [N/A][533454968] Medium CVE-2026-121039: Incorrect authorization in Proxy Auth. Reported by Google on 2026-07-10
- [N/A][536163128] Medium CVE-2026-121122: UI misrepresentation in Prompts. Reported by Google on 2026-07-18
- [N/A][536516239] Medium CVE-2026-121219: Integer overflow in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-07-19
- [N/A][540020706] Medium CVE-2026-121255: Incorrect authorization in Autofill AI. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28
- [N/A][548943621] Medium CVE-2026-121231: Incorrect authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-19
- [TBD][550245671] Medium CVE-2026-121183: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by a45hif on 2026-08-21
- [N/A][553130328] Medium CVE-2026-121072: Uninitialized resource in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [N/A][553138801] Medium CVE-2026-121103: Incorrect authorization in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [N/A][553145250] Medium CVE-2026-121136: Missing authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [N/A][553148542] Medium CVE-2026-121040: Incorrect authorization in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [N/A][553152519] Medium CVE-2026-121030: Incorrect authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [N/A][553154932] Medium CVE-2026-121075: Missing authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [N/A][553158297] Medium CVE-2026-121220: Incorrect authorization in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [TBD][553309390] Medium CVE-2026-121170: Improper resource control in WebCodecs. Reported by @bean5oup on 2026-08-27
- [TBD][553652456] Medium CVE-2026-121059: Information leak in Core. Reported by OGINOME Tomohito on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][556221528] Medium CVE-2026-121163: Improper input validation in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
- [TBD][562158081] Medium CVE-2026-121088: Missing authorization in PerformanceAPIs. Reported by OGINOME Tomohito on 2026-09-15
- [N/A][562221093] Medium CVE-2026-121033: Uninitialized resource in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-09-16
- [N/A][562225118] Medium CVE-2026-121254: Information leak in Select. Reported by Google on 2026-09-16
- [N/A][562233597] Medium CVE-2026-121065: Incorrect authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-09-16
- [N/A][562238690] Medium CVE-2026-121171: Confused deputy in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-09-16
- [N/A][562656015] Medium CVE-2026-121116: Missing authorization in WebView. Reported by Google on 2026-09-17
- [N/A][563355450] Medium CVE-2026-121239: Information leak in Core. Reported by Google on 2026-09-18
- [N/A][563359033] Medium CVE-2026-121187: Observable discrepancy in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-09-18
- [TBD][564190098] Medium CVE-2026-121132: Information leak in V8. Reported by wang1r && lhfff on 2026-09-21
- [N/A][565092623] Medium CVE-2026-121067: UI misrepresentation in PermissionElement. Reported by Google on 2026-09-23
- [N/A][565490229] Medium CVE-2026-121096: Incomplete cleanup in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-09-24
- [N/A][565681451] Medium CVE-2026-121184: Out of bounds read in Media. Reported by xinyang on 2026-09-24
- [N/A][565902952] Medium CVE-2026-121215: UI misrepresentation in Bluetooth. Reported by Google on 2026-09-24
- [TBD][566660676] Medium CVE-2026-121212: Incorrect authorization in Core. Reported by Arni Hardarson (Neonix Security) on 2026-09-27
- [TBD][566683019] Medium CVE-2026-121194: Missing authorization in SiteIsolation. Reported by JonathanBouman on 2026-09-27
- [TBD][566935544] Medium CVE-2026-121202: Use after free in Autofill. Reported by Siyang Wu (LeoWSY-hashblue) on 2026-09-28
- [N/A][567169222] Medium CVE-2026-121048: Race condition in V8. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-09-28
- [N/A][567611695] Medium CVE-2026-121070: Use after free in WTF. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-29
- [N/A][567672825] Medium CVE-2026-121257: Use after free in TabStrip. Reported by Google on 2026-09-29
- [N/A][568010379] Medium CVE-2026-121218: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-10-01
- [N/A][568972388] Medium CVE-2026-121164: Incorrect authorization in Views. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][568972975] Medium CVE-2026-121223: Observable discrepancy in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][568978733] Medium CVE-2026-121186: UI misrepresentation in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][568986882] Medium CVE-2026-121176: Uninitialized resource in Media. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][568988525] Medium CVE-2026-121128: Use after free in Scheduling. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][568999538] Medium CVE-2026-121216: UI misrepresentation in UI. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][569005114] Medium CVE-2026-121158: Information leak in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][569006789] Medium CVE-2026-121110: UI misrepresentation in Shopping. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][569012366] Medium CVE-2026-121042: Incorrect authorization in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-10-03
- [N/A][569659190] Medium CVE-2026-121238: Use after free in Source. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570026368] Medium CVE-2026-121077: Use after free in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570029913] Medium CVE-2026-121245: Race condition in Autofill. Reported by Google on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570104009] Medium CVE-2026-121049: Out of bounds read in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-10-05
- [TBD][571195939] Medium CVE-2026-121091: Incorrect authorization in Permissions. Reported by Edmilson Júnior (sierghart) on 2026-10-07
- [TBD][571960472] Medium CVE-2026-121167: Incorrect authorization in Permissions. Reported by Keita Sode (SYZD Research) on 2026-10-09
- [N/A][578671521] Medium CVE-2026-121135: Security issue in Platform. Reported by Google on 2026-10-28
- [$1,000][40052279] Low CVE-2026-121209: UI misrepresentation in Input. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2020-05-11
- [N/A][498000798] Low CVE-2026-121134: Information loss in BackgroundFetch. Reported by Google on 2026-03-31
- [N/A][500600456] Low CVE-2026-121217: Use after free in Streaming. Reported by Google on 2026-04-08
- [N/A][504234693] Low CVE-2026-121109: Inadequate encryption strength in SSL. Reported by Google on 2026-04-19
- [N/A][513451861] Low CVE-2026-121243: Information leak in Frames. Reported by Google on 2026-05-15
- [N/A][514074839] Low CVE-2026-121053: UI misrepresentation in Transactions Platform. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
- [N/A][514078071] Low CVE-2026-121190: UI misrepresentation in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17
- [N/A][517434186] Low CVE-2026-121125: Information leak in ServiceWorker. Reported by Google on 2026-05-28
- [N/A][520554677] Low CVE-2026-121046: Incorrect authorization in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05
- [N/A][523708065] Low CVE-2026-121222: Incorrect authorization in Forms. Reported by Google on 2026-06-13
- [N/A][533070896] Low CVE-2026-121157: Incorrect authorization in Chromoting. Reported by Google on 2026-07-09
- [N/A][540040995] Low CVE-2026-121235: Information leak in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28
- [TBD][550356947] Low CVE-2026-121252: Incorrect authorization in Core. Reported by Zabith Mohammed (@nmzabith) on 2026-08-21
- [N/A][553161888] Low CVE-2026-121168: Improper resource exposure in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26
- [N/A][553171097] Low CVE-2026-121043: UI misrepresentation in Payments. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553249498] Low CVE-2026-121111: Incorrect authorization in HID. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553249728] Low CVE-2026-121138: Observable discrepancy in CORS. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553251045] Low CVE-2026-121055: Incomplete cleanup in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553259600] Low CVE-2026-121101: Missing authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553260839] Low CVE-2026-121236: Improper input validation in Network. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553262220] Low CVE-2026-121165: UI misrepresentation in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553265115] Low CVE-2026-121253: Missing authorization in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553270515] Low CVE-2026-121172: Incorrect authorization in Isolated. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [N/A][553289241] Low CVE-2026-121206: UI misrepresentation in Isolated. Reported by Google on 2026-08-27
- [TBD][555547989] Low CVE-2026-121189: Use after free in Browser. Reported by TIENPA on 2026-09-01
- [N/A][556215096] Low CVE-2026-121121: UI misrepresentation in PageInfo. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
- [N/A][556233596] Low CVE-2026-121130: Observable discrepancy in Forms. Reported by Google on 2026-09-02
- [TBD][561672123] Low CVE-2026-121251: Missing authorization in V8. Reported by wang1r&&lhfff on 2026-09-15
- [N/A][562108905] Low CVE-2026-121085: Incorrect authorization in WebUI. Reported by Google on 2026-09-16
- [N/A][562957377] Low CVE-2026-121159: Incorrect authorization in History. Reported by Google on 2026-09-17
- [N/A][562957821] Low CVE-2026-121204: Incomplete cleanup in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-09-17
- [N/A][562957845] Low CVE-2026-121205: Incorrect authorization in CORS. Reported by Google on 2026-09-17
- [N/A][562964684] Low CVE-2026-121050: Race condition in Mobile. Reported by Google on 2026-09-17
- [N/A][562975181] Low CVE-2026-121081: UI misrepresentation in Passwords. Reported by Google on 2026-09-17
- [N/A][563181376] Low CVE-2026-121240: Improper input validation in Variations. Reported by Google on 2026-09-18
- [N/A][563340726] Low CVE-2026-121198: Confused deputy in WebUI. Reported by Google on 2026-09-18
- [N/A][563349192] Low CVE-2026-121225: Incorrect authorization in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-09-18
- [N/A][563362904] Low CVE-2026-121162: UI misrepresentation in Notifications. Reported by Google on 2026-09-18
- [TBD][563689651] Low CVE-2026-121045: UI misrepresentation in Browser. Reported by ilman.dani11 on 2026-09-19
- [TBD][563877891] Low CVE-2026-121029: Incorrect authorization in ORB. Reported by uky on 2026-09-20
- [TBD][565252325] Low CVE-2026-121054: Improper state validation in XML. Reported by Arni Hardarson (Neonix Security) on 2026-09-23
- [TBD][565505280] Low CVE-2026-121175: Improper resource exposure in ORB. Reported by Souma Ohsawa on 2026-09-24
- [N/A][565674533] Low CVE-2026-121092: Uncontrolled recursion in SVG. Reported by OpenAI Codex Security (amyb) on 2026-09-24
- [N/A][565797214] Low CVE-2026-121073: Use after free in Network. Reported by Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted by Claude on 2026-09-24
- [TBD][566683383] Low CVE-2026-121230: Race condition in ANGLE. Reported by Hafiizh on 2026-09-27
- [TBD][567429681] Low CVE-2026-121093: Out of bounds read in Animation. Reported by C0rk1 on 2026-09-29
- [TBD][567726222] Low CVE-2026-121041: Missing authorization in Input. Reported by Siyang Wu (LeoWSY-hashblue) on 2026-09-30
- [TBD][567846676] Low CVE-2026-121232: Incorrect authorization in Core. Reported by Anton Helin on 2026-09-30
- [TBD][567956457] Low CVE-2026-121142: Incorrect authorization in Network. Reported by Yalguun Tumenkhuu ( fg0x0 ) on 2026-09-30
- [TBD][568371493] Low CVE-2026-121069: Use after free in Track. Reported by Hijun Kim on 2026-10-01
- [TBD][569965757] Low CVE-2026-121169: Missing authorization in DevTools. Reported by Siyang Wu (LeoWSY-hashblue) on 2026-10-05
- [N/A][570558711] Low CVE-2026-121064: Improper input validation in Performance. Reported by Google on 2026-10-06
- [N/A][571784617] Low CVE-2026-121195: Incorrect authorization in TrustedTypes. Reported by Google on 2026-10-09
- [N/A][578083806] Low CVE-2026-121141: Improper input validation in Editing. Reported by Google on 2026-10-26
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.


