Chrome 143 fixes 13 safety flaws, plus new Learn Aloud and AI options
Google has fastened 13 vulnerabilities in Chrome variations 143.0.7499.40/41 for Home windows and macOS and 143.0.7499.40 for Linux. Based on Google, none of those vulnerabilities have been exploited for assaults within the wild. This main replace brings Chrome as much as model 143 and comes one week late with no motive given by Google for the delay.
Within the Chrome Releases weblog put up, Srinivas Sista lists the safety vulnerabilities which were fastened, all of which had been reported to Google by exterior researchers. Google classifies 4 vulnerabilities as excessive danger, together with a brand new incarnation of the kind confusion challenge within the JavaScript V8 engine (CVE-2025-13630). Three different vulnerabilities are labeled as medium danger, the remainder as low danger.
What’s new in Chrome 143?
Google is selling Chrome’s new capacity to learn net textual content aloud. To do that, it’s a must to first activate studying mode utilizing the right-click menu and choosing “Open in studying mode,” which opens in a sidebar. On the high of that panel, you’ll now additionally see choices for studying aloud: Play, Voice velocity, Voice choice, and Voice spotlight.
Google can also be integrating extra “AI” options into Chrome. Now you can entry the so-called “AI Mode” of Google Search immediately by way of the tackle bar and the New Tab web page. Gemini in Chrome—the “AI” help that’s now baked into the browser—is designed to summarize textual content, clarify ideas, and reply questions.
Gemini in Chrome will initially be launched for Home windows and Mac customers within the US who use English as their default language. Different languages are to return and will likely be added step by step.
Safety fixes in Chrome 143
On November seventeenth, Google launched an emergency replace to Chrome 142.0.7444.176 to shut a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-13223). On November twentieth, Google delivered Chrome 143.0.7499.40/41 for Home windows and macOS and 143.0.7499.34 for Android as an early steady replace to 0.5 p.c of current Chrome customers, however with a one-day delay probably because of the aftermath of the emergency replace.
Since then, the discharge weblog and replace channels have been quiet. Based on schedule, the overall launch of Chrome 143 would have taken place on November twenty fifth. Nonetheless, Google didn’t launch Chrome 143 till per week in a while December 2nd. Google has not but given a motive for this. It probably wasn’t on account of severe issues with the model distributed with the Early Steady Replace, as that is precisely the identical model that was beforehand launched to everybody.
Chrome often updates itself mechanically when a brand new model is accessible. You may set off the replace test manually utilizing the menu merchandise Assist > About Google Chrome. The Prolonged Steady Channel for Home windows and macOS now incorporates Chromium model 142.0.7499.226. Google doesn’t plan to launch Chrome 144 till January 2026.
Different Chromium-based browsers
The makers of different Chromium-based browsers are actually required to observe go well with with updates. Microsoft Edge, Courageous, and Vivaldi are at the moment on the safety stage following the emergency replace a fortnight in the past.
Opera has quickly diminished its backlog with browser model 124 based mostly on Chromium model 140, which was launched on October thirteenth. The builders have backported further safety patches, particularly the repair for the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-13223, however general haven’t come any nearer to the specified parity with different producers.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
