Articles from July 4, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 4, 2026
Chrome 150 Patches Low-Severity Same-Origin Bypass — Here’s Why You Should Still Update Now
Google rolled out Chrome 150.0.7871.47 to the stable channel on June 30, 2026, closing a same-origin policy loophole that could let a remote attacker sidestep one of the web’s most fundamental...
Google Fixes Low-Severity Chrome for Android Flaw Allowing TabSwitcher Navigation Bypass
Google disclosed a low-severity vulnerability in Chrome for Android on June 30, 2026, that could let an attacker manipulate the browser’s tab-switching interface. The company says it resolved the...
Google Fixes Chrome DevTools Security Gap That Gave Malicious Extensions a Backdoor
Google has patched a policy-enforcement flaw in Chrome's DevTools that could have allowed a malicious extension to override key security restrictions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-14081,...
Google Patches Critical Chrome Remote Desktop Bug: CVE-2026-14084 Fixed in Version 150.0.7871.47
Google rolled out a security update for its Chrome browser on June 30, 2026, fixing a heap corruption flaw in the Chromoting remote desktop component. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-14084,...
Chrome 150.0.7871.47 Emergency Update: HID Exploit Allowed Arbitrary Code Execution from a Single Web Visit
Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome browser, version 150.0.7871.47, to plug a serious security hole that could let attackers hijack a Windows PC simply by tricking someone into...
Chrome 150 WebNN Patch: Why That 'Low Severity' Rating Is Misleading
Google shipped Chrome 150.0.7871.47 for Windows on June 30, 2026, fixing a heap buffer overflow in WebNN that can be triggered by a specially crafted webpage. The company tagged CVE-2026-14087 as low...
Chrome for Android's Canvas Memory Leak Puts Your Data at Risk: Update to Version 150 Now
A critical information-disclosure vulnerability in Chrome for Android, tracked as CVE-2026-14088, was published by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on June 30, 2026, and could allow...
Chrome 150 Patches Low-Severity Popup Spoofing Bug That Could Trick Users
Google rolled out a stable-channel update for Chrome on Tuesday that closes a low-severity UI spoofing hole in the browser’s built-in popup blocker. Tracked as CVE-2026-14089, the flaw was...
Update Chrome Now: High-Severity DevTools Bug Enables Remote Attacks via Web Pages
Google rolled out an emergency fix on June 30, 2026, for a dangerous use-after-free flaw in Chrome’s DevTools component that could let a remote attacker hijack your browser just by luring you to a...
Experimental GNOME Patch Keeps Your Linux Desktop Alive When the GPU Crashes
Toluwaleke Ogundipe, a student developer in the 2026 Google Summer of Code program, has delivered an experimental patch for GNOME’s Mutter compositor that allows a Linux graphical session to...
Google Patches Chrome Cast Bug That Could Let Attackers Escape Browser Sandbox
Google on June 30 released a critical security update for its Chrome browser, patching a use-after-free vulnerability in the Cast component that could allow an attacker to break out of the...
Google Fixes Critical Chrome Installer Flaw That Gives Attackers Windows Admin Rights
Google shipped an emergency patch for Chrome on Windows late Tuesday, closing a dangerous security hole in the browser’s installer that could hand full system control to a local attacker. The fix,...