New Google Chrome 149 Update Patches Exploited Zero-Day

InnovationCybersecurityNew Google Chrome 149 Update Patches Exploited Zero-DayByDavey Winder,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 07:55am EDTJun 09, 2026, 07:55am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Google patches Chrome as zero-day is confirmed.GettyA week after the Google Chrome web browser was patched alongside a confirmation of the most ever security vulnerabilities, 429 in a single patch, 3.5 billion users find themselves facing a much smaller, yet perhaps even more critical update: this time it includes a zero-day vulnerability with an exploit already in the wild.There can be no doubt that the June 2 security update, the biggest in Chrome history with an incredible 429 vulnerabilities, was a monster, largely thanks to the impact that AI-tooling is having on the vulnerability discovery process. The latest June 10 update fixes fewer vulnerabilities, 72 in total, with 17 getting a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures severity rating of critical. But you would be wrong to think that size is everything. One of those vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-11645, discovered by a security researcher known as 303f06e3, who received a $55000 Google bug bounty payment, is a zero-day. This matters, as the out-of-bounds memory access issue in Chrome’s V8 Javascript engine already has an active exploit out there in the wild. Here’s what you need to know about Chrome 149.0.7827.102/.103 and how you can manually force the update to get this vital protection as soon as possible.ForbesNew Android 14, 15 And 16 Update Fixes Actively Exploited Security FlawBy Davey WinderGoogle Chrome 149 Update Fixes 72 Security Flaws, Including A Zero-Day With Known Exploit In The WildThe good news is that all 72 security vulnerabilities included in the Google Chrome update annou...