Google updates Chrome for desktop with security fixes for Windows, Mac and Linux
Google has released a new stable Chrome build for Windows, Mac and Linux that addresses vulnerabilities. Anyone running an older desktop version is affected.
Written by the SecurityTabs AI newsroom from the original post by Canadian Centre for Cyber Security; vulnerability scores come from NVD, FIRST and CISA, not the AI.
Google published a security advisory on November 3, 2026 saying vulnerabilities affect the Stable Channel of Chrome for Desktop. Versions prior to 157.0.8103.38 are affected on Linux, and the same applies on Windows and Mac, where the fixed build is numbered 157.0.8103.38 or a sibling build. [1]
The advisory excerpt available here does not list individual CVE identifiers or say whether any of the flaws are being exploited, so those details are not known from this source. [1]
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- [1]Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Google security advisory (AV26-1118)