Should you update to Chrome 152.0.7977.75?
No: install Chrome 157.0.8103.38 instead. Chrome 152.0.7977.75 is a security update Google released on 1 Sep 2026 for Mac, Windows and Linux. It fixes 26 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 9 high by Google.[1] None of them is known to be used in attacks.
It has since been replaced by Chrome 152.0.7977.82, released 3 Sep 2026, which includes all of its fixes.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 152.0.7977.75, so there’s no reason to stop at this one. Software Update offers the newest version your device can run.
Is Chrome 152.0.7977.75 still safe?
Not any more. The 14 updates since, up to Chrome 157.0.8103.38, fix 1,384 security flaws that Chrome 152.0.7977.75 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 26 security flaws, 2 rated critical and 9 high by Google.[1] The 11 critical and high ones are:
| Flaw | Severity | What Google calls it |
|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-84353 | Critical | Use after free in Shared Tab Groups |
CVE-2026-84352 | Critical | Use after free in WebGL |
CVE-2026-84354 | High | Incorrect authorization in FileSystem |
CVE-2026-84359 | High | Information leak in Skia |
CVE-2026-84357 | High | Improper input validation in Omnibox |
CVE-2026-84324 | High | Use after free in Proxy |
CVE-2026-84349 | High | Use after free in Browser |
CVE-2026-84326 | High | Uninitialized resource in V8 |
CVE-2026-84333 | High | Use after free in Dawn |
CVE-2026-84351 | High | Buffer overflow in GPU |
CVE-2026-84325 | High | Improper input validation in DataTransfer |
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 152.0.7977.82 or later.
152.0.7977.64 vs 152.0.7977.75
Chrome 152.0.7977.64, released 25 Aug 2026, fixed 327 security flaws. Chrome 152.0.7977.75 fixes 26 security flaws and includes the fixes before it, so going straight to 152.0.7977.75 gets you both.
- Before: Chrome 152.0.7977.64, 25 Aug 2026, 327 security flaws
- After: Chrome 152.0.7977.82, 3 Sep 2026, 12 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”, 1 Sep 2026.