Should you update to Brave 1.94.119?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.94.119 is a security update Brave released on 2 Sep 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 26 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 9 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.94.121, released 4 Sep 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.94.119, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.94.119 still safe?
Not any more. The 14 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 1,384 security flaws that Brave 1.94.119 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 26 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 9 high by Brave.[1] The 11 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-84353 | Critical | Use after free in Shared Tab Groups |
CVE-2026-84352 | Critical | Use after free in WebGL |
CVE-2026-84354 | High | Incorrect authorization in FileSystem |
CVE-2026-84359 | High | Information leak in Skia |
CVE-2026-84357 | High | Improper input validation in Omnibox |
CVE-2026-84324 | High | Use after free in Proxy |
CVE-2026-84349 | High | Use after free in Browser |
CVE-2026-84326 | High | Uninitialized resource in V8 |
CVE-2026-84333 | High | Use after free in Dawn |
CVE-2026-84351 | High | Buffer overflow in GPU |
CVE-2026-84325 | High | Improper input validation in DataTransfer |
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 1.94.121 or later.
1.94.117 vs 1.94.119
Brave 1.94.117, released 26 Aug 2026, fixed 327 security flaws. Brave 1.94.119 fixes 26 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.94.119 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.94.117, 26 Aug 2026, 327 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.94.121, 4 Sep 2026, 12 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.94.119 (Chromium 152.0.7977.76)”, 2 Sep 2026.