Should you update to Brave 1.92.131?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.92.131 is a security update Brave released on 26 Jun 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 433 security flaws, 20 rated critical and 88 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.92.139, released 9 Jul 2026, which includes all of its fixes. If you’re on an older version, install that instead.
Should you update?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.99.55 came out on 4 Nov 2026 and includes every fix in Brave 1.92.131, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.92.131 still safe?
Not any more. The 26 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 2,241 security flaws that Brave 1.92.131 doesn’t, and each became public the day its fix shipped. Installing it is safe: get it only from Brave’s own About Brave page, never from a link in an email, text or pop-up.
What it fixes
Brave lists 433 security flaws, 20 rated critical and 88 high by Brave.[1] The 108 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-13774 | Critical | Use after free in Extensions |
CVE-2026-13775 | Critical | Use after free in GPU |
CVE-2026-14398 | Critical | Use after free in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-13776 | Critical | Type Confusion in Dawn |
CVE-2026-13777 | Critical | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in iOSWeb |
CVE-2026-13778 | Critical | Use after free in WebUSB |
CVE-2026-13779 | Critical | Use after free in Chromoting |
CVE-2026-13780 | Critical | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-13781 | Critical | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Skia |
CVE-2026-14417 | Critical | Use after free in Dawn |
CVE-2026-13782 | Critical | Use after free in Browser |
CVE-2026-13783 | Critical | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-13784 | Critical | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-14419 | Critical | Use after free in Skia |
CVE-2026-13785 | Critical | Use after free in Bluetooth |
CVE-2026-14420 | Critical | Out of bounds read and write in Dawn |
CVE-2026-13786 | Critical | Use after free in Ozone |
CVE-2026-14427 | Critical | Heap buffer overflow in Skia |
CVE-2026-13787 | Critical | Use after free in Chromoting |
CVE-2026-13788 | Critical | Use after free in Fullscreen |
CVE-2026-14382 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-13790 | High | Side-channel information leakage in Scroll |
CVE-2026-14385 | High | Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-13791 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads |
CVE-2026-13792 | High | Use after free in Touchbar |
CVE-2026-13793 | High | Insufficient policy enforcement in SVG |
CVE-2026-14392 | High | Out of bounds write in Tint |
CVE-2026-13794 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebAppInstalls |
CVE-2026-14422 | High | Out of bounds read and write in Tint |
CVE-2026-13795 | High | Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS |
| and 78 more | ||
How to update, and how long it takes
A minute or two. Brave restarts and reopens your tabs.
- Open Brave and click the ☰ menu at the top right.Choose About Brave. Brave looks for the update and downloads it by itself.
- Click Relaunch.Brave closes and opens again with the same tabs.
To check it worked: ☰ menu → About Brave: it shows the version, like 1.84.135, and the Chromium it’s built on. It should say 1.92.139 or later.
1.91.180 vs 1.92.131
Brave 1.91.180, released 26 Jun 2026, fixed 3 security flaws. Brave 1.92.131 fixes 433 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.92.131 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.91.180, 26 Jun 2026, 3 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.92.139, 9 Jul 2026, 27 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.92.131 (Chromium 150.0.7871.46)”, 26 Jun 2026.