Google fixes a number of safety vulnerabilities with Chrome 140 replace

Google has launched the most recent Chrome 140 replace with a number of vulnerability fixes, obtainable in Chrome variations 140.0.7339.80/81 for Home windows and macOS and 140.0.7339.80 for Linux. In response to Google, not one of the vulnerabilities have been exploited within the wild. Different Chromium-based browsers will comply with swimsuit quickly.

Within the Chrome Releases weblog put up, Srinivas Sista lists the 4 of six fastened vulnerabilities that had been found by exterior safety researchers and reported to Google. Google categorizes one in all them as excessive threat. The use-after-free vulnerability CVE-2025-9864 is positioned within the V8 JavaScript engine. The opposite vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-9865, CVE-2025-9866, and CVE-2025-9867) are solely thought-about medium threat. Google hasn’t commented on internally found vulnerabilities.

Chrome often updates itself mechanically when a brand new model is offered. You’ll be able to manually set off the replace examine utilizing the menu merchandise Assist > About Google Chrome. Google has additionally launched Chrome for Android 140.0.7339.35 and Chrome for iOS 140.0.7339.95. The identical vulnerabilities have been fastened within the Android model as within the desktop variations. The Prolonged Steady Channel for Home windows and macOS now additionally has model 140.0.7339.81 obtainable.

Chrome 140 doesn’t supply any new options for customers. Google plans to launch Chrome 141 originally of October.

Different Chromium-based browsers

The producers of different Chromium-based browsers are actually required to comply with swimsuit with updates. Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, and Courageous are at the moment ultimately week’s safety standing (previous to this patch).

Opera’s browser model 121 is caught with outdated Chromium model 137, for which Google has not offered any updates since June twenty fourth. The latest replace to model 121.0.5600.50 doesn’t deliver a extra up-to-date Chromium model both.