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Google Urges Immediate Chrome Update to Fix Critical Flaw

2/18/2026

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Google issued an emergency Chrome update to fix the critical zero-day vulnerability CVE-2026-2441.
The flaw is a use-after-free bug in Chrome's CSS handling that allows attackers to execute malicious code by luring users to compromised websites.
The patch is rolling out for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and users are urged to update immediately.
Security researcher Shaheen Fazim identified the vulnerability, and Google confirms that exploits exist in the wild.

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Story summary

Google issued an emergency Chrome update to fix the critical zero-day vulnerability CVE-2026-2441.
The flaw is a use-after-free bug in Chrome's CSS handling that allows attackers to execute malicious code by luring users to compromised websites.
The patch is rolling out for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and users are urged to update immediately.
Security researcher Shaheen Fazim identified the vulnerability, and Google confirms that exploits exist in the wild.