Should you update to Brave 1.98.62?
No: install Brave 1.99.55 instead. Brave 1.98.62 is a security update Brave released on 28 Oct 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 52 security flaws, 4 rated critical and 46 high by Brave.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Brave 1.98.63, released 30 Oct 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 1.98.62, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Brave 1.98.62 still safe?
Not any more. The 2 updates since, up to Brave 1.99.55, fix 234 security flaws that Brave 1.98.62 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 52 security flaws, 4 rated critical and 46 high by Brave.[1] The 50 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Brave calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-118306 | Critical | Use after free in FileSystem |
CVE-2026-118331 | Critical | Use after free in FileAPI |
CVE-2026-118348 | Critical | Integer overflow in Skia |
CVE-2026-118344 | Critical | Use after free in Layout |
CVE-2026-118357 | High | Use after free in FileSystem |
CVE-2026-118318 | High | Buffer overflow in V8 |
CVE-2026-118350 | High | Type confusion in Turbolev |
CVE-2026-118339 | High | Use after free in Animation |
CVE-2026-118305 | High | Type confusion in Turbolev |
CVE-2026-118317 | High | Use after free in HTML |
CVE-2026-118320 | High | Race condition in V8 |
CVE-2026-118322 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-118329 | High | Uninitialized resource in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-118354 | High | Uninitialized resource in Skia |
CVE-2026-118340 | High | Integer overflow in Skia |
CVE-2026-118321 | High | Use after free in Core |
CVE-2026-118337 | High | Use after free in Forms |
CVE-2026-118352 | High | Use after free in Cache |
CVE-2026-118355 | High | Use after free in Command |
CVE-2026-118307 | High | Use after free in Paint |
CVE-2026-118351 | High | Use after free in Skia |
CVE-2026-118328 | High | Out of bounds read in WebRTC |
CVE-2026-118333 | High | Buffer overflow in Video |
CVE-2026-118336 | High | Race condition in Headless |
CVE-2026-118358 | High | Use after free in WebAudio |
CVE-2026-118353 | High | Missing authorization in Paint |
CVE-2026-118349 | High | Use after free in Payments |
CVE-2026-118327 | High | Incorrect authorization in Media |
CVE-2026-118359 | High | Use after free in V8 |
CVE-2026-118343 | High | Use after free in ReadingList |
| and 20 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 1.98.63 or later.
1.98.60 vs 1.98.62
Brave 1.98.60, released 21 Oct 2026, fixed 353 security flaws. Brave 1.98.62 fixes 52 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 1.98.62 gets you both.
- Before: Brave 1.98.60, 21 Oct 2026, 353 security flaws
- After: Brave 1.98.63, 30 Oct 2026, 21 security flaws
- Brave updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Brave. “Brave Release v1.98.62 (Chromium 156.0.8078.74)”, 28 Oct 2026.