Should you update to Brave 1.95.102?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.95.102 is a security update Brave released on 16 Sep 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 42 security flaws, 3 rated critical and 28 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.95.104, released 18 Sep 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.95.102, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.95.102 still safe?
Not any more. The 11 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 1,100 security flaws that Brave 1.95.102 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 42 security flaws, 3 rated critical and 28 high by Brave.[1] The 31 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-91726 | Critical | Out of bounds read in WebGL |
CVE-2026-91721 | Critical | Use after free in Internals |
CVE-2026-91749 | Critical | Use after free in Workers |
CVE-2026-91724 | High | Use after free in Input |
CVE-2026-91728 | High | Integer overflow in V8 |
CVE-2026-91734 | High | Incorrect authorization in Core |
CVE-2026-91727 | High | Incorrect reference resolution in Extensions |
CVE-2026-91743 | High | Race condition in Core |
CVE-2026-91744 | High | Race condition in PlatformIntegration |
CVE-2026-91712 | High | Race condition in Extensions |
CVE-2026-91748 | High | Race condition in Extensions |
CVE-2026-91720 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-91731 | High | Type confusion in Compositing |
CVE-2026-91747 | High | Use after free in Skia |
CVE-2026-91733 | High | Improper state validation in Skia |
CVE-2026-91741 | High | Type confusion in CacheStorage |
CVE-2026-91709 | High | Type confusion in ServiceWorker |
CVE-2026-91717 | High | Missing authorization in Android |
CVE-2026-91735 | High | Incorrect authorization in WebUI |
CVE-2026-91708 | High | Race condition in Network |
CVE-2026-91736 | High | Use after free in DOM |
CVE-2026-91740 | High | Uninitialized resource in Skia |
CVE-2026-91710 | High | Use after free in WebAppInstalls |
CVE-2026-91718 | High | Use after free in Core |
CVE-2026-91716 | High | Use after free in Auth |
CVE-2026-91746 | High | Integer overflow in Compositing |
CVE-2026-91729 | High | Use after free in DigitalCredentials |
CVE-2026-91737 | High | Use after free in PDF |
CVE-2026-91711 | High | Out of bounds write in ServiceWorker |
CVE-2026-91715 | High | Type confusion in ServiceWorker |
| and 1 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 1.95.104 or later.
1.95.100 vs 1.95.102
Brave 1.95.100, released 9 Sep 2026, fixed 230 security flaws, one already used in attacks. Brave 1.95.102 fixes 42 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.95.102 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.95.100, 9 Sep 2026, 230 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.95.104, 18 Sep 2026, 16 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.95.102 (Chromium 153.0.8010.48)”, 16 Sep 2026.