

In March 2022, a similar zero-day vulnerability called CVE-2022-1096 affected Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine specifically on Mac devices.Ī major zero-day vulnerability that affected Windows programs in June 2022, called CVE-2022-30190, Follina, was traced to a Chinese TA413 hacking group and was aimed at the Tibetan diaspora, as well as U.S. The update will also hit Chrome browsers automatically when available after a restart.

BleepingComputer noted it was able to access the update immediately by accessing Chrome menu > Help > About Google Chrome. The update is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. The update version 1.121 addressing CVE-2023-2033 is currently available for Chrome users in the Stable Desktop channel and will roll out to all users over several days and weeks.

“We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third-party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.” “Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix,” Google said. Google Chrome automatically checks for new updates regularly and installs them when the browser closes and reopens.
