Should you update to Chrome 151.0.7922.71?
No: install Chrome 157.0.8103.38 instead. Chrome 151.0.7922.71 is a security update Google released on 29 Jul 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 371 security flaws, 7 rated critical and 71 high by Google.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Chrome 151.0.7922.75, released 4 Aug 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 151.0.7922.71, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Chrome 151.0.7922.71 still safe?
Not any more. The 21 updates since, up to Chrome 157.0.8103.38, fix 1,805 security flaws that Chrome 151.0.7922.71 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 371 security flaws, 7 rated critical and 71 high by Google.[1] The 78 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Google calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-17650 | Critical | Use after free in Compositing |
CVE-2026-17651 | Critical | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Dawn |
CVE-2026-17652 | Critical | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-17653 | Critical | Use after free in Skia |
CVE-2026-17654 | Critical | Race in Updater |
CVE-2026-17655 | Critical | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17656 | Critical | Use after free in Ozone |
CVE-2026-17657 | High | Use after free in Navigation |
CVE-2026-17658 | High | Use after free in V8 |
CVE-2026-17659 | High | Inappropriate implementation in SiteIsolation |
CVE-2026-17660 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Network |
CVE-2026-17661 | High | Use after free in Loader |
CVE-2026-17662 | High | Insufficient policy enforcement in Prefetch |
CVE-2026-17663 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in GPU |
CVE-2026-17664 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Loader |
CVE-2026-17665 | High | Use after free in V8 |
CVE-2026-17666 | High | Cryptographic Flaw in Enterprise |
CVE-2026-17667 | High | Uninitialized Use in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17668 | High | Uninitialized Use in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17669 | High | Inappropriate implementation in Chrome for iOS |
CVE-2026-17670 | High | Use after free in Views |
CVE-2026-17671 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17672 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast |
CVE-2026-17673 | High | Integer overflow in QUIC |
CVE-2026-17674 | High | Inappropriate implementation in HTML |
CVE-2026-17675 | High | Out of bounds write in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17676 | High | Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17677 | High | Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17678 | High | Out of bounds read in ANGLE |
CVE-2026-17679 | High | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Print Preview |
| and 48 more | ||
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 151.0.7922.75 or later.
150.0.7871.186 vs 151.0.7922.71
Chrome 150.0.7871.186, released 23 Jul 2026, fixed 4 security flaws. Chrome 151.0.7922.71 fixes 371 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 151.0.7922.71 gets you both.
- Before: Chrome 150.0.7871.186, 23 Jul 2026, 4 security flaws
- After: Chrome 151.0.7922.75, 4 Aug 2026, 0 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”, 29 Jul 2026.