151 Chrome Security Flaws, 22 Critical, Fixed In New Google Update

InnovationCybersecurity151 Chrome Security Flaws, 22 Critical, Fixed In New Google UpdateByDavey Winder,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst.Follow AuthorMay 31, 2026, 07:01am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Google fixes 151 security flaws in latest Chrome update.dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesGoogle 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. ForbesMicrosoft Is Phasing Out SMS 2FA Codes For Personal AccountsBy Davey WinderGoogle Fixes 22 Critical Chrome Security Vulnerabilities, Awards $102,000 In Bounties—Here They Are In FullThe critical CVE rating should be enough to reveal how serious these 22 vulnerabilities would be if an attacker were to actually exploit them before they could be fixed, but another clue is present in the bug bounty reward payments already confirmed by Google for just four of them, which comes to $102,000 in total. That breaks down to two payments of $43,000 for CVE-2026-9872 and CVE-2026-9873, $11,000 for CVE-2026-9874 and $5,000 for CVE-2026-9875. The bounty for o...