Browser Security
The latest Browser Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Browser tools safest in 2026 for Facebook video downloads on Windows 11
Downloading a video from Facebook in 2026 still feels like navigating a minefield. The social network has spent years tightening its grip on content, while browsers and operating systems evolve their...
Edge Copilot, Chrome Gemini, and six rivals redefine browsing—seven AI browsers compared for privacy and speed.
The battle for the best AI browser in 2026 isn’t just between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. A wave of challengers—Brave, Opera, Arc, Dia, and Perplexity Comet—have shipped deeply integrated...
FROST Browser Side-Channel: How JavaScript and OPFS Timing Can Expose Your Other Open Apps
Security researchers at Graz University of Technology have unveiled a new browser-based side-channel attack they call FROST. The technique abuses the Origin Private File System (OPFS) in...
Samsung Internet 30.0 Brings Website-to-App Installs & Critical Security Fixes
Samsung Internet for Windows has just received a significant update to version 30.0.1.40, rolling out in May 2026. The headline feature is support for installing websites as desktop-style apps...
Chrome 148 and Edge 148 Patch CVE-2026-7954: Fix for Shared Storage Race Condition
Google and Microsoft released emergency patches the first week of May 2026 to close a race condition in Chromium’s Shared Storage subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-7954. Chrome desktop moved to...
Medium Chromium Bug in Edge Exposes Enterprise WebTransport Apps
Microsoft’s security team warned enterprises this week about a newly patched vulnerability in the Chromium engine that powers Microsoft Edge. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-7962, resides in the...
CVE-2026-7964: Chrome FileSystem Bug Forces Urgent Enterprise Browser Patches
Google and Microsoft simultaneously disclosed CVE-2026-7964 on May 6, 2026, a medium-severity vulnerability in the Chromium FileSystem component that was patched in Google Chrome version...
CVE-2026-7996: Chrome SSL UI Spoofing Patch Lands in Microsoft Edge 148
Microsoft Edge users on Windows should update immediately to version 148 or later to close a low-severity Chromium vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-7996. The flaw, which Google fixed in Chrome...
Chrome Windows Update Fixes Critical ANGLE Integer Overflow CVE-2026-7340
Google has shipped a fix for a medium-severity security flaw in Chrome for Windows, tracked as CVE-2026-7340, as part of the stable channel update to version 147.0.7727.138 released on April 28,...
CVE-2026-7354: Why the ANGLE Sandbox Escape Bug in Chrome and Edge Demands Immediate Action
{ "title": "CVE-2026-7354: Why the ANGLE Sandbox Escape Bug in Chrome and Edge Demands Immediate Action", "content": "Google and Microsoft dropped a high-severity bombshell on April 28, 2026,...
Patch Released for Chrome Cast RCE Vulnerability CVE-2026-6317 in Version 147.0.7727.101
Google has patched a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's Cast component, designated CVE-2026-6317, with the release of versions 147.0.7727.101 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and...
CVE-2026-6305: Chrome PDFium Heap Overflow Threatens Edge Users, Patch Now
Google's April 15, 2026 Chrome stable update addressed a high-severity memory-corruption vulnerability in PDFium, tracked as CVE-2026-6305. This isn't just another browser bug—Microsoft Edge...