Should you update to Brave 1.97.56?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.97.56 is a security update Brave released on 7 Oct 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 247 security flaws, 4 rated critical and 53 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.97.57, released 14 Oct 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.97.56, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.97.56 still safe?
Not any more. The 6 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 686 security flaws that Brave 1.97.56 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 247 security flaws, 4 rated critical and 53 high by Brave.[1] The 57 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-106382 | Critical | Use after free in Chromecast |
CVE-2026-106197 | Critical | Use after free in Browser |
CVE-2026-106358 | Critical | Use after free in Navigation |
CVE-2026-106347 | Critical | Use after free in Track |
CVE-2026-102322 | High | Incorrect Authorization in SiteIsolation |
CVE-2026-106245 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-106327 | High | Incorrect authorization in Core |
CVE-2026-106366 | High | Incomplete cleanup in CustomTabs |
CVE-2026-106258 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-106376 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-106308 | High | Incorrect reference resolution in Autofill |
CVE-2026-106215 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-106369 | High | Missing authorization in Translate |
CVE-2026-106293 | High | Type confusion in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-106377 | High | Race condition in Fonts |
CVE-2026-106412 | High | Race condition in Core |
CVE-2026-106243 | High | Incomplete cleanup in Proxy Auth |
CVE-2026-106214 | High | Information leak in Proxy |
CVE-2026-106364 | High | Incorrect authorization in Omnibox |
CVE-2026-106239 | High | Integer overflow in WebGL |
CVE-2026-106426 | High | Race condition in Fonts |
CVE-2026-106419 | High | Use after free in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-106396 | High | Improper input validation in Omnibox |
CVE-2026-106323 | High | Missing authorization in Chrome for iOS |
CVE-2026-106231 | High | Uninitialized resource in Dawn |
CVE-2026-106202 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-106273 | High | Uninitialized resource in Video |
CVE-2026-106203 | High | Incomplete cleanup in Autofill |
CVE-2026-106332 | High | Integer overflow in Compositing |
CVE-2026-106281 | High | Use after free in Tint |
| and 27 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 1.97.57 or later.
1.96.61 vs 1.97.56
Brave 1.96.61, released 2 Oct 2026, fixed 11 security flaws. Brave 1.97.56 fixes 247 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.97.56 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.96.61, 2 Oct 2026, 11 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.97.57, 14 Oct 2026, 37 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.97.56 (Chromium 155.0.8059.40)”, 7 Oct 2026.