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New Delhi: Google has started rolling out a critical security patch for its Chrome browser, by updating Windows and macOS users to version 145.0.7632.116/117, while Linux users are getting version 144.0.7559.116.
The latest update, which will be available over the next several days and weeks, fixes three high-severity vulnerabilities that might pose serious security risks if not addressed. Google has also classified these Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures as high severity, suggesting a strong potential for exploitation.
Highlighted the two vulnerabilities related to out-of-bounds memory access type of flaw, which is often leveraged in the remote code execution or sandbox escape attacks when it is paired with other exploits. Users and organizations on Windows and macOS are been advised to check their Chrome version and install the update as soon as it is released in their region so that they will safe from this flaws.
The issue was flagged by the security researcher Luke Francis on February 9, 2026. Such vulnerabilities in media pipelines are particularly risky, especially if the media files or malicious web content are specially crafted, which could trigger them, raising the possibility of drive-by attacks via compromised websites.
It also involves both out-of-bounds read and write conditions, and it is considered the most technically serious of the three. Out of the bounds, write the flaws in the graphics or shader processing can also result in memory corruption, and potentially enable the attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser renderer.
Such types of flaws are generally less critical than memory corruption bugs; weakness in developer tools can still open the door to cross-origin data exposure, privilege misuse, or security boundary bypass in certain scenarios.
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