Google Releases Chrome Security Update Fixing 370 Vulnerabilities Including Seven Critical Issues
Google has released a comprehensive security update for Chrome that resolves 370 vulnerabilities, including seven rated Critical.
The update, published on July 29, 2026, provides new builds for Windows and macOS (Chrome 151.0.7922.72 and Chrome 151.0.7922.71) as well as Linux (Chrome 151.0.7922.71). According to the advisory, the fixes address a wide range of issues tracked under CVE identifiers.
Critical Vulnerabilities
Seven vulnerabilities received the highest severity rating of Critical. These include:
- CVE-2026-17650 – Use After Free in the Compositing rendering engine
- CVE-2026-17652 – Use After Free in the Views UI component
- CVE-2026-17653 – Use After Free in the Skia graphics library
- CVE-2026-17656 – Use After Free in the Ozone display platform
- CVE-2026-17651 and CVE-2026-17655 – input validation flaws in the Dawn and ANGLE graphics components
- CVE-2026-17654 – race condition in the Updater component
The remaining issues comprise 71 High-severity vulnerabilities, 170 Medium-severity vulnerabilities, and 122 Low-severity vulnerabilities.
Google stated that the update will be rolled out gradually to users over the next several days to weeks.
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