Chrome 148 Security
The latest Chrome 148 Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Patch Chrome 148 Now: Critical V8 Bug Under Active Exploit
Google has issued an urgent patch for Chrome 148 on Windows and macOS to fix a high-severity memory-safety bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-7899, was addressed in the...
Chrome 148 Fixes High-Severity WebGPU Memory Leak That Could Expose Sensitive Data
Google disclosed a high-severity vulnerability on May 6, 2026, that could let any website you visit peek into your browser’s process memory. Tracked as CVE-2026-7924, the flaw sits inside Dawn, the...
CVE-2026-7926: High-Severity Chrome 148 Use-After-Free Flaw Demands Immediate Windows Patching
Google disclosed a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's PresentationAPI on May 6, 2026. Tracked as CVE-2026-7926, the flaw earned a $10,000 bounty and was fixed in Chrome...
CVE-2026-7944: Urgent Chrome 148 & Edge Patch for Cache Data Theft Risk
Google and Microsoft have disclosed a critical security flaw in the Chromium browser engine on May 6, 2026. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-7944, affects the Persistent Cache system in Google...
Chrome 148 Patch Fixes Critical Site Isolation Bypass for Windows Admins
Google and Microsoft dropped a joint disclosure on May 6, 2026, confirming that Chrome 148 patches CVE-2026-7959, a medium-severity flaw in Chromium’s Navigation component. The vulnerability could...
Patch Chromium Permissions Flaw: Update Chrome 148 and Edge 148 Now
Google released Chrome 148.0.7778.96 for Linux and 148.0.7778.96/97 for Windows and Mac on May 6, 2026, addressing CVE-2026-7961—a medium-severity flaw in the Chromium permissions system. The fix...
TopChrome UAF in Chrome 148.0.7778.96 — Patch Now for RCE Risk
Google and Microsoft have jointly disclosed a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Chromium browser engine, tracked as CVE-2026-7970, that affects all Chromium-based browsers including Google...
Chrome 148 Patches CVE-2026-7971 ORB Bypass in Site Isolation
Google began pushing Chrome 148.0.7778.96 to Windows users on May 6, 2026, delivering a patch for CVE-2026-7971—a medium-severity flaw that undermines Opaque Response Block (ORB) and could enable...
CVE-2026-7972: Chrome GPU Uninitialized Use Vulnerability Fixed – Update on Windows
Google dropped a scheduled security update on May 6, 2026, squashing a medium-severity bug that lurked in Chrome’s GPU process. Cataloged as CVE-2026-7972, the flaw is an uninitialized use...
Chrome 148.0.7778.96 Fixes Code Execution Hole in the Browser’s Rendering Engine—Edge Users Must Patch Too
Google and Microsoft published advisories on May 6 and 7, 2026, confirming that a use-after-free bug in Chromium’s Blink rendering engine could let attackers run arbitrary code inside the...
Patch Chrome 148 Now: CVE-2026-7979 Media Flaw Risks Data Leak
Google and Microsoft simultaneously disclosed CVE-2026-7979 on May 6, 2026, a medium-severity vulnerability lurking in the Chromium Media component. The flaw, fixed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.96,...
Chrome 148 CVE-2026-7998 Patch: Edge Admins Must Act on Dialog Spoofing Fix
Google released an update for Chrome 148 on May 6, 2026, plugging a low-severity UI spoofing vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-7998. The flaw resides in Chromium's dialog handling, potentially...