Google fixes fourth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks in 2026

Google fixes fourth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks in 2026

Google released emergency updates to fix another Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks, marking the fourth such security flaw patched since the start of the year. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-5281 exists in the wild,” Google said in a security advisory issued on Tuesday. As detailed in the Chromium commit history, this…

Chrome’s fourth zero-day of 2026 reveals a bigger browser security problem

Chrome’s fourth zero-day of 2026 reveals a bigger browser security problem

Google’s latest emergency Chrome patch is not just another routine security update. It fixes CVE-2026-5281, an actively exploited zero-day in Dawn, the Chromium project’s implementation of WebGPU. That makes it the fourth Chrome zero-day patched in 2026, and it highlights a larger shift in browser security. Browsers are no longer simple tools for loading web…

Google Patches Two Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Emergency Security Update

Google Patches Two Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Emergency Security Update

Google has released emergency Chrome security updates to address two high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities that are currently being actively exploited in the wild. According to reports from security researchers, the fixes are rolling out through Chrome’s Stable Desktop channel with the following versions: 146.0.7680.75 for Windows and Linux, and 146.0.7680.76 for macOS. Google patches two high-severity…