Chrome Users Need To Update Now As Google Patches Another Active Zero-Day
Google's latest Stable Channel update for Google Chrome on desktop includes a whopping 74 security fixes, including a patch for major zero-day (CVE-2026-11645) that is currently being exploited out in the wild.
CVE-2026-11645 was reported to Google two weeks ago and relates to a Chrome V8 JavaScript engine vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit an out-of-bounds memory error to execute arbitrary code within the browser. This allows attackers to access data outside of intended memory bounds, and Google confirms that the exploit has been used for real-world attacks.
For those who want to make sure they receive the update as soon as possible, just open up the triple-dot Settings menu on Chrome, go to the "Help" dropdown, and click "About Google Chrome." Doing this will open up the page screenshotted below, at which point the latest available Chrome update will be automatically downloaded to your system and applied after a...
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