Should you update to Brave 1.92.143?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.92.143 is a security update Brave released on 22 Jul 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 12 security flaws, 0 rated critical and 12 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.92.144, released 24 Jul 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.92.143, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.92.143 still safe?
Not any more. The 22 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 2,180 security flaws that Brave 1.92.143 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 12 security flaws, 0 rated critical and 12 high by Brave.[1] The 12 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-16420 | High | Type Confusion in WebAudio |
CVE-2026-16421 | High | Inappropriate implementation in WebAudio |
CVE-2026-16413 | High | Out of bounds write in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-16414 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast |
CVE-2026-16415 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions |
CVE-2026-16416 | High | Integer overflow in Chromecast |
CVE-2026-16417 | High | Uninitialized Use in Skia |
CVE-2026-16418 | High | Stack buffer overflow in V8 |
CVE-2026-16419 | High | Out of bounds read and write in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-16422 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Certificate |
CVE-2026-16423 | High | Use after free in UI |
CVE-2026-16424 | High | Use after free in GPU |
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 1.92.144 or later.
1.92.141 vs 1.92.143
Brave 1.92.141, released 17 Jul 2026, fixed 7 security flaws. Brave 1.92.143 fixes 12 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.92.143 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.92.141, 17 Jul 2026, 7 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.92.144, 24 Jul 2026, 4 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.92.143 (Chromium 150.0.7871.182)”, 22 Jul 2026.