Google has released a new security update for Chrome, patching 10 vulnerabilities across desktop platforms. The fixes are included in Chrome 144.0.7559.59/60 for Windows and macOS, and 144.0.7559.59 for Linux. According to Google, none of the addressed flaws are known to have been exploited in real-world attacks so far, but users are still strongly encouraged to update as soon as possible.
In a post on the Chrome Releases blog, Google’s Srinivas Sista detailed the vulnerabilities fixed in this release. All 10 issues were reported by external security researchers, with Google crediting itself in two cases. Of the total, three vulnerabilities are rated high severity, four medium, and the remaining issues classified as low risk. As usual, Google has not disclosed full technical details of the flaws, a standard practice designed to give users time to update before attackers can reverse-engineer the fixes.
Feature-wise, Chrome 144 doesn’t introduce many headline additions. Google continues to promote text-to-speech support for reading web content aloud, as well as the ability to split a single tab to display two web pages side by side, though both features were already introduced in Chrome 143. AI-related functionality continues to expand in the background, but in a relatively restrained way compared to some competing browsers.
Chrome typically updates automatically in the background, but users can manually force an update by navigating to Help > About Google Chrome. Google has also released Chrome 144 for Android (144.0.7559.59), which fixes the same vulnerabilities as the desktop builds, and Chrome for iOS 144.0.7559.85. Additionally, the Extended Stable Channel for Windows and macOS has been updated to Chromium 144.0.7559.60. Google plans to roll out Chrome 145 in early February.
Other Chromium-based browsers will now need to ship their own updates to stay in sync. At the time of this release, browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi remain at the security level of the previous Chrome version. Opera is in a slightly different position, having released Opera 126 based on Chromium 142 last week, leaving it one Chromium generation behind. Once Chromium 142 exits extended support, Opera will again be maintaining its own security path until it catches up.