

This was the sixth zero-day that Google has patched this year. The previous update-coincidentally released on August 30-patched 24 security issues including a different critical zero-day, so it is a big deal that Google felt the need to release an update to address a single vulnerability immediately. That the company pushed an emergency security update on September 2 speaks volumes about the severity of the underlying issue. The vulnerability-catchily called CVE-2022-3075-was only brought to Google’s attention on August 30 by an anonymous security researcher.

Google is keeping things quiet for security reasons, but here’s what we know. Users of other Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi should also keep their eyes out for an update. The update is already available and most Chrome installations should receive it automatically thanks to the integrated updating functionality. If you use Chrome, the update process is automatic you just need to restart your browser when it asks for it to take effect. Google Chrome 7 Google released a security update for the companys Google Chrome web browser on September 13, 2021. Just two days after a previous update, Google pushed an emergency Chrome update last Friday to deal with a zero-day vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild.
