High Threat Security Alert (A26-04-02): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome

Description:

Google released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Reports indicated that a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-5281) is being exploited in the wild. System administrators are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Google Chrome prior to version 146.0.7680.177

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, security restriction bypass or tampering on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 146.0.7680.177 or later to address the issue. The update can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism or manually by visiting the "About Google Chrome" page. Concerned users should relaunch the Google Chrome to make the update effective.

More Information:

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20260402
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-5272 (to CVE-2026-5292)