Should you update to Brave 1.93.137?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.93.137 is a security update Brave released on 19 Aug 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 15 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 13 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.93.138, released 21 Aug 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.93.137, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.93.137 still safe?
Not any more. The 17 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 1,744 security flaws that Brave 1.93.137 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 15 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 13 high by Brave.[1] The 15 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-76034 | Critical | Buffer overflow in WebGL |
CVE-2026-76036 | Critical | Buffer overflow in Dawn |
CVE-2026-76033 | High | Inappropriate implementation in CORS |
CVE-2026-76037 | High | Link following in CredentialProvider |
CVE-2026-76044 | High | Race condition in USB |
CVE-2026-76039 | High | Incorrect reference resolution in Core |
CVE-2026-76040 | High | Use after free in Browser |
CVE-2026-76035 | High | Inappropriate implementation in Media |
CVE-2026-76042 | High | Use of uninitialized resource in GPU |
CVE-2026-76046 | High | Buffer overflow in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-76043 | High | Incorrect calculation in V8 |
CVE-2026-76041 | High | Information leak in Skia |
CVE-2026-76047 | High | Type confusion in V8 |
CVE-2026-76038 | High | Type confusion in V8 |
CVE-2026-76045 | High | Use after free in WebGL |
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 1.93.138 or later.
1.93.136 vs 1.93.137
Brave 1.93.136, released 12 Aug 2026, fixed 5 security flaws. Brave 1.93.137 fixes 15 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.93.137 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.93.136, 12 Aug 2026, 5 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.93.138, 21 Aug 2026, 7 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.93.137 (Chromium 151.0.7922.169)”, 19 Aug 2026.