Should you update to Brave 1.93.138?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.93.138 is a security update Brave released on 21 Aug 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 7 security flaws, 1 rated critical and 6 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.94.117, released 26 Aug 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.93.138, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.93.138 still safe?
Not any more. The 16 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 1,737 security flaws that Brave 1.93.138 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 7 security flaws, 1 rated critical and 6 high by Brave.[1] The 7 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-76017 | Critical | Use after free in Chromoting |
CVE-2026-76018 | High | Privilege elevation in Import |
CVE-2026-76019 | High | Incorrect authorization in Workers |
CVE-2026-76020 | High | Race condition in V8 |
CVE-2026-76021 | High | Use after free in DOM |
CVE-2026-76022 | High | Buffer overflow in Network |
CVE-2026-76023 | High | Improper resource control in Linux Toolkit Theming |
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 1.94.117 or later.
1.93.137 vs 1.93.138
Brave 1.93.137, released 19 Aug 2026, fixed 15 security flaws. Brave 1.93.138 fixes 7 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.93.138 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.93.137, 19 Aug 2026, 15 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.94.117, 26 Aug 2026, 327 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.93.138 (Chromium 151.0.7922.173)”, 21 Aug 2026.