Chrome zero-day: Google patches CVE-2026-125350, a use-after-free in XML with an exploit in the wild, in Chrome 157.0.8103.50/.51
- Patch: desktop 157.0.8103.50 or later (.51 on some Windows/Mac builds); Extended Stable 156.0.8078.96; Android 157.0.8103.50. Rollout is staged, so force the update and relaunch rather than waiting.
- Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Electron apps that bundle Chromium) need their own releases with the fix; check each vendor.
- The report-to-patch gap was three days, and the bug tracker entry stays restricted until most users update.
Sources: Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop (Nov 9, 2026) · Chrome Releases: Extended Stable Update for Desktop (Nov 9, 2026) · Chrome Releases: Chrome for Android Update (Nov 9, 2026)