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Technology / Sat, 18 Jul 2026 Forbes

Google Confirms Two Critical Chrome Security Updates Within 48 Hours

Google release second critical Chrome update in 48 hour period. © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LPWithin the space of just 48 hours, Google has now issued two critical security updates for the world’s most popular browser. Not that so-called emergency updates are unusual in and of themselves, but these would usually only involve a single new vulnerability, and that would be one of the zero-day variety that is already known to be exploited by attackers in the wild. In the case of the highly unusual Chrome 150.0.7871.128/.129 update for Windows, Mac and Linux users, Google has not warned of ongoing attacks; there are seven vulnerabilities patched in total, three of them with a Common Vulnerability Scoring System severity rating of critical. Forbes Microsoft Warns 2 Zero-Days Already Exploited In Attacks: Update Now

Google release second critical Chrome update in 48 hour period. © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP

Within the space of just 48 hours, Google has now issued two critical security updates for the world’s most popular browser. Not that so-called emergency updates are unusual in and of themselves, but these would usually only involve a single new vulnerability, and that would be one of the zero-day variety that is already known to be exploited by attackers in the wild. In the case of the highly unusual Chrome 150.0.7871.128/.129 update for Windows, Mac and Linux users, Google has not warned of ongoing attacks; there are seven vulnerabilities patched in total, three of them with a Common Vulnerability Scoring System severity rating of critical.

Forbes Microsoft Warns 2 Zero-Days Already Exploited In Attacks: Update Now

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