- Google fixes Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-2441, a “free use” bug in CSS
- The exploit allowed execution of arbitrary code via crafted HTML pages, actively exploited in the wild
- Update to Chrome 145.0.7632.75/76 (Windows/Mac) or 144.0.7559.75 (Linux) to stay protected
Google has fixed a high-severity vulnerability in the Chrome browser that was apparently being used as a zero-day in the wild.
In a security advisory, Google said it fixed CVE-2026-2441, a “free use of CSS in Google Chrome before 145.0.7632.75.” This bug, with a severity score of 8.3/10 (high), allows malicious actors to execute arbitrary code in a sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page.
Usually, Google pushes all Chrome updates automatically, so if you haven’t turned off automatic updates, just restart the browser and make sure it’s running 145.0.7632.75/76 for Windows and MacOS, or 144.0.7559.75 for Linux.
First zero day of 2026
If you have turned off automatic updates, make sure to open Chrome, click the three dots in the upper right corner and go to Help – About Google Chrome. On this page, the browser will automatically start checking for updates, download it and prompt you to launch it again.
Since the bug is being actively exploited, make sure to apply the fix as soon as possible.
“Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-2441 exists in the wild,” Google said in a security advisory. It did not specify who the victims were, how the bug was exploited or who the attackers were. It said it was consciously withholding this information until the majority of browsers were patched, so as not to give any advantage to other malicious actors.
According to BeepComputerThis is the first Chrome vulnerability actively exploited and patched since the start of the year. The publication also highlights that the company patched eight zero-day flaws last year, many of which were exploited by state-sponsored threat actors.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has not yet added this bug to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities.
Via BeepComputer
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