Systems Report: Google just patched 150+ Chrome vulnerabilities, 22 of them critical

In a fresh development, according to Google, none of these security vulnerabilities are being exploited in the wild yet. With fresh Chrome versions 148.0.7778.216/217 for Windows, 148.0.7778.2015/216 for macOS, and 148.0.7778.215 for Linux, the developers have patched more than 150 security vulnerabilities.

In a fresh development, google has so far awarded these researchers $137,500 in bounties. In the Chrome Launches blog post, Srinivas Sista lists the 151 fixed security vulnerabilities in question, with Google having discovered 134 of them and another 17 reported by external security researchers.

Industry observers note that overall, 22 are classified as critical: CVE-2026-9872 to CVE-2026-9893. A further 123 are classified as high risk, with the remaining six classified as medium risk. A total of 35 vulnerabilities have been fixed in the ANGLE OpenGL library alone, four of which are classified as critical. Use-after-free (UAF) vulnerabilities account for more than half of everything, totalling 66 of the 151 flaws.

The report highlights that the Android version addresses the same vulnerabilities as the desktop versions. The Extended Stable Channel for Windows and macOS now includes Chromium version 148.0.7778.217. Google has also dropped Chrome for Android 148.0.7778.215 and Chrome for iOS 149.0.7827.45.

According to the latest update, you can manually check for updates via the menu option Help → About Google Chrome. Chrome usually updates automatically when a fresh version is available.

In a fresh development, the drop of Chrome 149 is expected next week.

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In a fresh development, this article originally appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.

In a fresh development, his main topics are IT security (malware, antivirus, security gaps) and Internet technology. Frank Ziemann has been working as a freelance author for sister site PC-WELT since 2005, writing news and test reports.