Should you update to Brave 1.95.104?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.95.104 is a security update Brave released on 18 Sep 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 16 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 7 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.96.58, released 23 Sep 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.95.104, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.95.104 still safe?
Not any more. The 10 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 1,084 security flaws that Brave 1.95.104 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 16 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 7 high by Brave.[1] The 9 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-93374 | Critical | Use after free in Dawn |
CVE-2026-93372 | Critical | Buffer overflow in WebGL |
CVE-2026-93375 | High | Incorrect reference resolution in Tracing |
CVE-2026-93382 | High | Use after free in PDFium |
CVE-2026-93387 | High | Improper state validation in Skia |
CVE-2026-93373 | High | Use after free in Extensions |
CVE-2026-93381 | High | Buffer overflow in PDFium |
CVE-2026-93379 | High | Incorrect authorization in ORB |
CVE-2026-93377 | High | Type confusion in V8 |
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 1.96.58 or later.
1.95.102 vs 1.95.104
Brave 1.95.102, released 16 Sep 2026, fixed 42 security flaws. Brave 1.95.104 fixes 16 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.95.104 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.95.102, 16 Sep 2026, 42 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.96.58, 23 Sep 2026, 108 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.95.104 (Chromium 153.0.8010.53)”, 18 Sep 2026.