Should you update to Brave 1.92.139?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.92.139 is a security update Brave released on 9 Jul 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 27 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 23 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.92.140, released 15 Jul 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.92.139, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.92.139 still safe?
Not any more. The 25 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 2,214 security flaws that Brave 1.92.139 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 27 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 23 high by Brave.[1] The 25 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-15112 | Critical | Use after free in Ozone |
CVE-2026-15129 | Critical | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-15132 | High | Uninitialized Use in V8 |
CVE-2026-15133 | High | Use after free in InterestGroups |
CVE-2026-15108 | High | Integer overflow in Extensions API |
CVE-2026-15109 | High | Uninitialized Use in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-15110 | High | Use after free in Extensions |
CVE-2026-15111 | High | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-15113 | High | Use after free in Autofill |
CVE-2026-15114 | High | Out of bounds read and write in Codecs |
CVE-2026-15115 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebAppInstalls |
CVE-2026-15116 | High | Use after free in Actor |
CVE-2026-15117 | High | Use after free in Payments |
CVE-2026-15118 | High | Use after free in Input |
CVE-2026-15119 | High | Inappropriate implementation in GetUserMedia |
CVE-2026-15120 | High | Use after free in Core |
CVE-2026-15121 | High | Use after free in WebRTC |
CVE-2026-15122 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Codecs |
CVE-2026-15123 | High | Insufficient data validation in DOM |
CVE-2026-15124 | High | Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords |
CVE-2026-15125 | High | Inappropriate implementation in Forms |
CVE-2026-15126 | High | Use after free in Forms |
CVE-2026-15127 | High | Inappropriate implementation in WebGL |
CVE-2026-15128 | High | Inappropriate implementation in Forms |
CVE-2026-15130 | High | Insufficient policy enforcement in Navigation |
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 1.92.140 or later.
1.92.131 vs 1.92.139
Brave 1.92.131, released 26 Jun 2026, fixed 433 security flaws. Brave 1.92.139 fixes 27 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.92.139 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.92.131, 26 Jun 2026, 433 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.92.140, 15 Jul 2026, 15 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.92.139 (Chromium 150.0.7871.114)”, 9 Jul 2026.