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Google Confirms Chrome Zero-Day #5 As Attacks Begin, Update Now

Posted on August 18, 2022 By Davey Winder

As Google identifies the fifth zero-day security exploit this year, users are urged to update now and activate the fix ASAP

If you are a Chrome browser user, be that in Windows, Mac, or Linux flavor, Google has some bad news for you. Attackers are already exploiting a high-impact security vulnerability that could lead to them gaining control of a system resource or to arbitrary code execution. This is the fifth zero-day Google has had to deal with in 2022.

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News, Threatscape, Vulnerabilities Tags:Chrome, Google, Update, zero-day

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