{"id":10024,"date":"2026-01-21T10:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/google-chrome-144-update-patches-high-severity-v8-vulnerability\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:03:43","slug":"google-chrome-144-update-patches-high-severity-v8-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/google-chrome-144-update-patches-high-severity-v8-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome 144 Update Patches High-Severity V8 Vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Chrome 144 Update Patches High-Severity V8 Vulnerability
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A new Stable-channel release of Chrome version 144 addresses a high-severity vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The update, version 144.0.7559.96\/.97 for Windows and Mac and 144.0.7559.96 for Linux, began rolling out on January 21, 2026, and will reach all users over the coming days and weeks.<\/p>\n

The security patch resolves CVE-2026-1220, a race condition in V8 reported by a security researcher on January 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

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CVE ID<\/th>\nSeverity<\/th>\nComponent<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
CVE-2026-1220<\/td>\nHigh<\/td>\nV8<\/td>\nRace condition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Critical V8 Vulnerability<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The flaw could be exploited through specially crafted web content, potentially resulting in memory corruption<\/a>, browser instability, or arbitrary code execution. Due to the browser\u2019s widespread use, successful exploitation could affect millions of users globally<\/p>\n

Race conditions occur when multiple processes access shared resources simultaneously, potentially allowing attackers to execute malicious code, crash the browser, or access sensitive information.<\/p>\n

V8 is Chrome\u2019s core JavaScript engine, making this vulnerability particularly concerning as it affects nearly all web-based functionality. Google has classified this as a high-severity issue, indicating significant risk to users.<\/p>\n

The company typically restricts access to detailed bug information until most users receive the update, preventing threat actors from exploiting the vulnerability before patches<\/a> are widely deployed.<\/p>\n

The Chrome 144<\/a> update follows Google\u2019s standard release cycle, with deployment gradually rolling out across platforms and regions.<\/p>\n

Users can verify their current version by navigating to Settings > About Chrome, which automatically checks for updates and prompts installation if needed.<\/p>\n

Chrome\u2019s security team emphasizes that many vulnerabilities are detected using advanced automated tools, including AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, Control Flow Integrity<\/a>, libFuzzer, and AFL.<\/p>\n

These tools help identify memory corruption issues, undefined behavior, and other security flaws before they reach the stable channel.<\/p>\n

Enterprise administrators managing Chrome deployments across organizations should prioritize this update given its high severity.<\/p>\n

The full changelog is available through the official Chromium source repository, providing technical details about all changes in this build.<\/p>\n

Google acknowledged the security research community\u2019s contributions, thanking researchers who work with the Chrome team during development cycles to prevent security bugs from reaching end users.<\/p>\n

Users are strongly encouraged to update their browsers immediately. Chrome typically updates automatically in the background, but manual verification ensures protection against this V8 race condition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chrome security page provides<\/a> additional information about the browser\u2019s security architecture and ongoing initiatives to protect users from emerging threats.<\/p>\n

Google maintains its commitment to transparency while balancing responsible disclosure practices that protect users during the update rollout period.<\/p>\n

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Google Chrome 144 Update Patches High-Severity V8 Vulnerability A new Stable-channel release of Chrome version 144 addresses a high-severity vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine. The update, version 144.0.7559.96\/.97 for Windows and Mac and 144.0.7559.96 for Linux, began rolling out on January 21, 2026, and will reach all users over the coming days and weeks. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,63,2178,648],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-10024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cyber-security","category-cyber-security-news","category-security-updates","category-vulnerability-news","tag-cyber-security-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10024"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10024\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}