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Google Releases Chrome 146 to Patch 21 Vulnerabilities

4/2/2026

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Google LLC released Chrome 146 to fix 21 vulnerabilities, including zero-day CVE-2026-5281 exploited in the wild.
CVE-2026-5281 is a use-after-free bug in Dawn, Chrome's graphics layer, and Google has not disclosed details of attacks.
This update follows three other zero-day patches this year.
Users should update to Chrome 146.0.7680.177/178 on Windows and macOS and to 146.0.7680.177 on Linux.
Other Chromium-based browsers should apply the fixes as they become available.

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Story summary

Google LLC released Chrome 146 to fix 21 vulnerabilities, including zero-day CVE-2026-5281 exploited in the wild.
CVE-2026-5281 is a use-after-free bug in Dawn, Chrome's graphics layer, and Google has not disclosed details of attacks.
This update follows three other zero-day patches this year.
Users should update to Chrome 146.0.7680.177/178 on Windows and macOS and to 146.0.7680.177 on Linux.
Other Chromium-based browsers should apply the fixes as they become available.