Should you update to Chrome 151.0.7922.173?
No: install Chrome 157.0.8103.38 instead. Chrome 151.0.7922.173 is a security update Google released on 20 Aug 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 7 security flaws, 1 rated critical and 6 high by Google.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Chrome 152.0.7977.64, released 25 Aug 2026, which includes all of its fixes. If you’re on an older version, install that instead.
Should you update?
No: install Chrome 157.0.8103.38 instead. Chrome 157.0.8103.38 came out on 3 Nov 2026 and includes every fix in Chrome 151.0.7922.173, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Chrome 151.0.7922.173 still safe?
Not any more. The 16 updates since, up to Chrome 157.0.8103.38, fix 1,737 security flaws that Chrome 151.0.7922.173 doesn’t, and each became public the day its fix shipped. Installing it is safe: get it only from Chrome’s own About page (chrome://settings/help), never from a link in an email, text or pop-up.
What it fixes
Google lists 7 security flaws, 1 rated critical and 6 high by Google.[1] The 7 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Google calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-76017 | Critical | Use after free in Chromoting |
CVE-2026-76018 | High | Privilege elevation in Import |
CVE-2026-76019 | High | Incorrect authorization in Workers |
CVE-2026-76020 | High | Race condition in V8 |
CVE-2026-76021 | High | Use after free in DOM |
CVE-2026-76022 | High | Buffer overflow in Network |
CVE-2026-76023 | High | Improper resource control in Linux Toolkit Theming |
How to update, and how long it takes
A minute or two. Chrome downloads it in the background, and relaunching reopens your tabs.
- Open Chrome’s About page.Type chrome://settings/help in the address bar, or open the ⋮ menu → Help → About Google Chrome. Chrome checks and downloads the update.
- Click Relaunch.Chrome reopens your tabs. Until you relaunch, the old, unfixed version keeps running.
- Do the same in every Chromium browser.Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi are built on the same code and get the same fixes a few days later.
To check it worked: chrome://settings/help shows the version, and says “Chrome is up to date” when it is. It should say 152.0.7977.64 or later.
151.0.7922.169 vs 151.0.7922.173
Chrome 151.0.7922.169, released 18 Aug 2026, fixed 15 security flaws. Chrome 151.0.7922.173 fixes 7 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 151.0.7922.173 gets you both.
- Before: Chrome 151.0.7922.169, 18 Aug 2026, 15 security flaws
- After: Chrome 152.0.7977.64, 25 Aug 2026, 327 security flaws
- Chrome updates, every release and the latest version
- Updates, the latest version of everything HARD tracks
References
- ^ Google. “Stable Channel Update for Desktop”, 20 Aug 2026.