Security Alerts
The latest Security Alerts coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Patches Edge Spoofing Flaw That Could Let Attackers Impersonate Trusted Sites
Microsoft issued an out-of-band security fix for its Edge browser on July 3, 2026, closing a vulnerability that allowed attackers to spoof website addresses in the address bar. The flaw, tracked as...
Urgent Chrome 150 Update Blocks Remote Code Execution Attacks on Windows and Mac
Google released an emergency security update for Chrome on desktop Tuesday, patching a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the browser’s Oilpan garbage collector. The flaw, tracked as...
Chrome 150.0.7871.47 Fixes UI Spoofing That Could Rewrite Your Browsing History
Google released a targeted fix for Chrome on June 30, 2026, closing a medium-severity vulnerability that let attackers spoof the browser’s History page. Tracked as CVE-2026-13966, the flaw allowed...
Google Chrome 150 Patches Skia Memory Leak—Update Now to Block Data Theft
Google released a desktop update for Chrome on June 30, 2026, fixing a medium-severity memory initialization flaw in the Skia graphics engine tracked as CVE-2026-13971. The vulnerability, present in...
Google Chrome 150.0.7871.47 Fixes Heap Overflow in Storage; Admins Warned of NVD Mapping Gap
Google recently rolled out Chrome 150.0.7871.47 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, delivering a fix for a medium-severity heap buffer overflow in the browser’s Storage engine. Tracked as...
Chrome 150 Update Patches Password UI Spoofing Flaw—Check Your Browser Now
Google pushed a stable channel update for Chrome on March 15, closing a medium-severity security hole that allowed an attacker to spoof the browser’s built-in password manager interface. The fix...
Google Patches Chrome TabStrip UI Spoofing Bug (CVE-2026-13984) – Windows Users Should Update Now
Google shipped an emergency update for Chrome on June 30, 2026, patching a medium-severity vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to spoof the browser’s tab strip and security indicators....
Google Fixes ChromeOS Vulnerability That Could Let Attackers Spoof Media Prompts
Google has confirmed a medium-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser for ChromeOS that could let a remote attacker spoof parts of the media user interface, potentially tricking users into...
Google Patches Chrome on Windows to Fix DataTransfer Vulnerability That Could Enable UI Spoofing
Google released an update for Chrome on Windows on June 30, 2026, patching a medium-severity security flaw tracked as CVE-2026-13990. The vulnerability, found in the browser’s DataTransfer API,...
Google Fixes Chrome Vulnerability That Allowed Attackers to Spoof Web App Origins
Google disclosed on June 30, 2026, that it had patched a medium‑severity flaw in Chrome’s Web App Install interface, tracked as CVE‑2026‑13993. The bug could let a remote attacker craft a...
Chrome 150 Ships Fix for UI Spoofing Flaw That Could Trick Users Into Granting Permissions
Google released an urgent Chrome update on June 30, 2026, plugging a permissions UI spoofing hole that attackers could exploit to silently hijack camera, microphone, or location access. The stable...
CVE-2026-14007: Chrome Permissions Bypass Hits Windows – Here’s How to Secure Your Browser
Google has patched a medium-severity vulnerability in Chrome that undercuts a key web security mechanism called PermissionsPolicy. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-14007 and disclosed on June 30, 2026,...