By Davey Winder
Publication Date: 2026-05-31 11:01:00
Google fixes 151 security flaws in latest Chrome update.
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Google continues to regularly update Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser with 3.5 billion active users, and the latest release stands out for 151 reasons. That’s the number of security vulnerabilities that have been patched, with 22 of these carrying a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures severity rating of critical. Readers should note that these are vulnerabilities, not exploits, and that’s an important distinction. None of the vulnerabilities fixed by Google in the Chrome for Windows version 148.0.7778.216/217 update are known to have been used by attackers. They have, in fact, been discovered by security researchers working for Google itself and external bounty hunters. The update will be heading your way soon, but you can manually force the update to be on the safe side, and I will explain how in a moment.
