Google issues security updates for Chrome to address multiple vulnerabilities that it says are being exploited in the wild. The updates include fixes for a high-severity V8 engine flaw, CVE-2026-85046, which is described as a type confusion issue and carries a CVSS score of 8.8. Google also patches other vulnerabilities addressed in the same release, including additional issues in V8.
Across outlets, reporting focuses on which bugs and when they are fixed. SecurityWeek and Help Net Security describe Chrome version 152 security updates that resolve 12 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-85046, with the fix shipped for Windows/macOS and Linux and rolling out over coming days. Bleeping Computer and The Hacker News also note Google’s broader pattern of frequent patching of actively exploited bugs.
In a later update cycle described by Help Net Security, Google also patches another actively exploited zero-day, CVE-2026-87491, an out-of-bounds write in V8. That update is shipped in Chrome 153.0.8010.36 and .37 for Windows/macOS and Chrome 153.0.8010.36 for Linux. Other outlets mention Google’s larger batch of patches, including totals of 230 vulnerabilities in a different security release.
