Chrome Patches 83 Vulnerabilities, Including Five Critical Flaws With Potential RCE

Google released a Chrome Stable security update addressing 83 vulnerabilities, including five critical use-after-free flaws and 78 high-severity issues. The critical flaws affect ServiceWorker, CSS, Layout, Skia, and Accessibility and could potentially enable remote code execution. The reports do not establish working exploits, full-device compromise, or active exploitation. Other fixes address memory corruption, authorization weaknesses, information leaks, and related defects across browser components.

The reported patched versions are 157.0.8103.78/.79 for Windows and macOS and 157.0.8103.78 for Linux, with rollout occurring over the coming days and weeks. Users should install the update and relaunch Chrome. Enterprise administrators should prioritize deployment and verify that managed endpoints have restarted the browser and are running a patched version rather than relying solely on automatic update availability.