09 November 2021  —  Eric Swotinsky
Incident reports

Google releases fixes for significant Chrome vulnerabilities

Google recently released Chrome 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This important update includes fixes for seven vulnerabilities, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by cybercriminals.

The two zero-day vulnerabilities, dubbed CVE-2021-38000 and CVE-2021-38003, are both rated "high" severity. They were discovered by Google’s own Threat Analysis Group.

These newest discoveries bring the total number of patched zero-day vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser to 15 so far for this year alone. That's an astonishing average of 1.5 zero-day vulnerabilities per month.

The integrated patch management in Acronis Cyber Protect makes it easy to stay up to date with patches for critical software, ensuring that your systems feature the very latest fixes for potentially catastrophic exploits.