Browser Security
The latest Browser Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
BGR's New Browser Security Checklist: Secure Your Passwords, Extensions, and AI Settings in 2025
The browser security playbook just got a rewrite. A new guide from BGR, published July 19, argues that the very features most users ignore—or outright disable—are now the keys to a safer online...
Chrome 150 Update Seals Three Critical Use-After-Free Bugs — Time to Restart Your Browser
On July 17, Google shipped Chrome 150.0.7871.128/.129 for Windows and Mac, and 150.0.7871.128 for Linux, patching seven security vulnerabilities. Three of those flaws earned the company’s Critical...
Claude in Chrome Flaw: ‘Act Without Asking’ Mode Can Be Exploited by Rogue Extensions to Read Your Email
On Wednesday, security researchers at Manifold Security disclosed a high-severity vulnerability in the Claude in Chrome extension that could allow a malicious browser add-on to silently read your...
HERE Studio Tames Vibe Coding for Regulated Enterprises — Inside the New AI App Builder
HERE Enterprise has launched a tool that lets any employee describe a business app in plain English and have it built, hosted, and governed inside the company’s own browser workspace. The product,...
Microsoft Discloses Edge RCE Vulnerability, Omits Version and Attack Details
Microsoft published a security advisory for CVE-2026-58281, a remote code execution vulnerability in the Chromium-based Edge browser, but omitted critical information including which versions are...
Chrome 150 Patches Tint Sandbox Escape—Why Windows Users Need to Update Now
Google has released Chrome 150.0.7871.46 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and it’s not just another routine update. Tucked inside the change log is a fix for CVE-2026-14392, a high‑severity bug that...
Chrome 150.0.7871.46 patches high-risk ANGLE bug that targets Windows graphics—update now
Google has shipped Chrome 150.0.7871.46 to the Stable channel, and this is not a routine refresh. The update closes CVE-2026-14390, a use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome’s ANGLE graphics...
Chrome 150.0.7871.46 Closes Dangerous ANGLE Memory Leak Exploitable via Web Pages
Google has released Chrome version 150.0.7871.46, patching a medium-severity memory leak vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive data simply by tricking a user into...
Urgent Chrome Update for Android Patches UI Spoofing Vulnerability
Google has released Chrome 150.0.7871.47 for Android, fixing a high-severity security flaw that could allow attackers to spoof the browser’s user interface. The vulnerability, tracked as...
Chrome for Android Gets a Patch for CVE-2026-13868 — Check Your Version Now
Google has published a security advisory for CVE-2026-13868, a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Chrome on Android. The flaw, rated medium severity, is fixed in version 150.0.7871.47. Anyone...
Google Fixes Critical Chrome for Android Flaw — What Windows Users Need to Know
Google has issued an out-of-band security update for Chrome on Android, patching a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-13822. All users running Chrome for Android older than version...
Chrome 150 for Android Lands with Emergency Security Fix — Here’s What Windows Users Must Do
Google has released an emergency update for Chrome on Android, patching a critical security vulnerability catalogued as CVE-2026-13816. The update, version 150.0.7871.47, began rolling out via the...