Should you update to Brave 1.96.58?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.96.58 is a security update Brave released on 23 Sep 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 108 security flaws, 11 rated critical and 25 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.96.60, released 30 Sep 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.96.58, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.96.58 still safe?
Not any more. The 9 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 976 security flaws that Brave 1.96.58 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 108 security flaws, 11 rated critical and 25 high by Brave.[1] The 36 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-95350 | Critical | Buffer overflow in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-95357 | Critical | Out of bounds write in GPU |
CVE-2026-95339 | Critical | Use after free in ServiceWorker |
CVE-2026-95281 | Critical | Buffer overflow in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-95313 | Critical | Use after free in Fullscreen |
CVE-2026-95349 | Critical | Buffer overflow in WebGL |
CVE-2026-95284 | Critical | Buffer overflow in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-95322 | Critical | Out of bounds write in GPU |
CVE-2026-95329 | Critical | Out of bounds write in WebGL |
CVE-2026-95356 | Critical | Use after free in WindowDialog |
CVE-2026-95310 | Critical | Use after free in AdFilter |
CVE-2026-95301 | High | Missing authorization in Extensions |
CVE-2026-95291 | High | UI misrepresentation in SecurityIndicators |
CVE-2026-95355 | High | Incorrect authorization in Navigation |
CVE-2026-95315 | High | Use after free in Aura |
CVE-2026-95298 | High | Use after free in Browser |
CVE-2026-95372 | High | Use after free in Chromecast |
CVE-2026-95324 | High | Uninitialized resource in GPU |
CVE-2026-95283 | High | Buffer overflow in Tint |
CVE-2026-95293 | High | Uninitialized resource in GPU |
CVE-2026-95274 | High | Improper output encoding in DevTools |
CVE-2026-95282 | High | Use after free in Platform |
CVE-2026-95373 | High | Use after free in DevTools |
CVE-2026-95277 | High | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-95348 | High | Use after free in Bluetooth |
CVE-2026-95335 | High | Use after free in HID |
CVE-2026-95338 | High | Use after free in PDFium |
CVE-2026-95318 | High | Buffer overflow in Video |
CVE-2026-95286 | High | Type confusion in Bindings |
CVE-2026-95365 | High | Type confusion in IndexedDB |
| and 6 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 1.96.60 or later.
1.95.104 vs 1.96.58
Brave 1.95.104, released 18 Sep 2026, fixed 16 security flaws. Brave 1.96.58 fixes 108 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.96.58 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.95.104, 18 Sep 2026, 16 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.96.60, 30 Sep 2026, 32 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.96.58 (Chromium 154.0.8037.58)”, 23 Sep 2026.