Should you update to Brave 1.93.134?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.93.134 is a security update Brave released on 7 Aug 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 41 security flaws, 6 rated critical and 35 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.93.136, released 12 Aug 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.93.134, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.93.134 still safe?
Not any more. The 19 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 1,764 security flaws that Brave 1.93.134 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 41 security flaws, 6 rated critical and 35 high by Brave.[1] The 41 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-19137 | Critical | Use after free in WebGL |
CVE-2026-19149 | Critical | Use after free in Aura |
CVE-2026-19154 | Critical | Use after free in Skia |
CVE-2026-19157 | Critical | Out of bounds write in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-19170 | Critical | Use after free in WebGL |
CVE-2026-19172 | Critical | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-19169 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Contextual Tasks |
CVE-2026-19168 | High | Inappropriate implementation in V8 |
CVE-2026-19138 | High | Heap buffer overflow in CrashReporting |
CVE-2026-19139 | High | Race in CredentialProvider |
CVE-2026-19140 | High | Use after free in GPU |
CVE-2026-19141 | High | Use after free in Resources |
CVE-2026-19142 | High | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-19143 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebAPKs |
CVE-2026-19144 | High | Use after free in HTML |
CVE-2026-19145 | High | Use after free in Translate |
CVE-2026-19146 | High | Uninitialized Use in GPU |
CVE-2026-19147 | High | Use after free in Aura |
CVE-2026-19148 | High | Out of bounds write in GPU |
CVE-2026-19150 | High | Inappropriate implementation in V8 |
CVE-2026-19151 | High | Use after free in V8 |
CVE-2026-19152 | High | Inappropriate implementation in Navigation |
CVE-2026-19153 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Workers |
CVE-2026-19155 | High | Use after free in Payments |
CVE-2026-19156 | High | Heap buffer overflow in Base |
CVE-2026-19158 | High | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-19159 | High | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-19160 | High | Uninitialized Use in Skia |
CVE-2026-19161 | High | Uninitialized Use in Skia |
CVE-2026-19162 | High | Out of bounds write in V8 |
| and 11 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 1.93.136 or later.
1.93.129 vs 1.93.134
Brave 1.93.129, released 30 Jul 2026, fixed 371 security flaws. Brave 1.93.134 fixes 41 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.93.134 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.93.129, 30 Jul 2026, 371 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.93.136, 12 Aug 2026, 5 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.93.134 (Chromium 151.0.7922.108)”, 7 Aug 2026.