Technology Desk – There is important security related news for Google Chrome users. Google has released an update to fix a high-severity security flaw found in the browser. The name of this flaw is CVE-2026-125350. The company has confirmed that attackers were using it in actual cyber attacks.
This flaw was found in the XML component of Chrome. This is called 'Use-after-free' in technical language. In this type of error, the browser tries to use the memory that has already been released. By taking advantage of this, attackers can run arbitrary code in the browser.
Even opening a webpage can lead to attack
Attackers could exploit this vulnerability via a specially crafted HTML webpage. If the user opens such a page, there is a risk of malicious code running in the browser.
Such links can be sent through phishing messages, suspicious advertisements or hacked websites. Therefore, caution is necessary in opening unknown links and websites. However, Google has not publicly revealed who is behind these attacks or how many users have been affected.
Which versions of Chrome got the security patch?
Google released a security update for Chrome's Stable Channel on November 9. A total of 9 security flaws were fixed in this. Among these, CVE-2026-125350 has been placed in the high-severity category.
Windows and Mac: Chrome 157.0.8103.51 or newer
Linux: Chrome 157.0.8103.50 or newer
Google also released Chrome 157.0.8103.78 series update for desktop and Android on November 11. The update is slowly reaching users.
Update Google Chrome like this
Follow these steps to update Chrome:
Open Google Chrome on your computer or laptop.
Click on the three dots given on the top right.
Go to Help and select About Google Chrome.
The browser will check for available updates and download the update.
Click Relaunch when the update is complete.
Android users can check for updates by opening Chrome's page on Google Play Store. It is necessary to restart the browser after the update.
People using other browsers should also be careful
Apart from Chrome, many browsers like Microsoft Edge, Opera and Brave are based on Chromium engine. Therefore, their users should also check the new security update of their browser. However, updates for each browser may be released at different times.
Remaining on an older version may expose the user's browser to a known security risk. So it is better to install available updates as soon as possible.