Should you update to Brave 1.93.136?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.93.136 is a security update Brave released on 12 Aug 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 5 security flaws, 0 rated critical and 5 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.93.137, released 19 Aug 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.93.136, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.93.136 still safe?
Not any more. The 18 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 1,759 security flaws that Brave 1.93.136 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 5 security flaws, 0 rated critical and 5 high by Brave.[1] The 5 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-19556 | High | Use after free in V8 |
CVE-2026-19557 | High | Use after free in TabStrip |
CVE-2026-19558 | High | Use after free in Extensions |
CVE-2026-19559 | High | Use after free in HTML |
CVE-2026-19560 | High | Use after free in Blink |
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 1.93.137 or later.
1.93.134 vs 1.93.136
Brave 1.93.134, released 7 Aug 2026, fixed 41 security flaws. Brave 1.93.136 fixes 5 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.93.136 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.93.134, 7 Aug 2026, 41 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.93.137, 19 Aug 2026, 15 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.93.136 (Chromium 151.0.7922.137)”, 12 Aug 2026.