Google issues emergency Chrome update: Billions at risk if you don’t act now

Google issues emergency Chrome update: Billions at risk if you don’t act now

By MD Ijaj Khan
Publication Date: 2025-11-20 09:56:00

Updated on: Nov 20, 2025 03:28 pm IST

Google has issued an urgent warning to billions of Chrome users worldwide to alert them to a zero-day flaw. Here’s what it is and how to secure your device.

Google has started pushing an urgent security fix for Chrome after detecting a serious browser flaw that attackers have already begun to exploit. The company has asked all desktop users to install the new update at the earliest, as the vulnerability places more than two billion users at immediate risk. The rollout has reached Windows, macOS, and Linux, and Google has stressed that users and organisations must confirm their browser is updated without delay.

Google has issued an urgent Chrome update as a new security flaw exposes users to active online attacks.(Pexels)

The issue involves a zero-day flaw that attackers are currently using in real-world conditions. Google identified the bug as CVE-2025-13223 and linked it to Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. The flaw…