Chrome 157 Fixes 83 Vulnerabilities on Desktop and Android
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Deploy the supported Chrome 157 update for each platform and confirm the running version after relaunch. Validate managed policies, extensions and business applications, and track devices awaiting staged availability.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Remediation
What to do now: Record operating system, Chrome channel and full version, management policy, extensions, device owner and update status. Use the Stable and Android targets stated here. Extended Stable and ChromeOS LTS have separate release targets and CVE lists; do not apply these version numbers to those channels. Install the supported desktop update or the Android package from Google Play through approved management. Relaunch the browser to load the updated binaries and record rollout exceptions. Verify the running version after restart and test corporate authentication, required web applications, managed policies and essential extensions.
Last verified: 2026-11-12 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | Google Chrome Stable for Windows, macOS and Linux; Chrome for Android |
|---|---|
| Advisory | Chrome-157.0.8103.78-20261111 |
| CVEs | CVE-2026-126840, CVE-2026-126841, CVE-2026-126842, CVE-2026-126843, CVE-2026-126844, CVE-2026-126845, CVE-2026-126846, CVE-2026-126847, CVE-2026-126848, CVE-2026-126849, CVE-2026-126850, CVE-2026-126851, CVE-2026-126852, CVE-2026-126853, CVE-2026-126854, CVE-2026-126855, CVE-2026-126856, CVE-2026-126857, CVE-2026-126858, CVE-2026-126859, CVE-2026-126860, CVE-2026-126861, CVE-2026-126862, CVE-2026-126863, CVE-2026-126864, CVE-2026-126865, CVE-2026-126866, CVE-2026-126867, CVE-2026-126868, CVE-2026-126869, CVE-2026-126870, CVE-2026-126871, CVE-2026-126872, CVE-2026-126873, CVE-2026-126874, CVE-2026-126875, CVE-2026-126876, CVE-2026-126877, CVE-2026-126878, CVE-2026-126879, CVE-2026-126880, CVE-2026-126881, CVE-2026-126882, CVE-2026-126883, CVE-2026-126884, CVE-2026-126885, CVE-2026-126886, CVE-2026-126887, CVE-2026-126888, CVE-2026-126889, CVE-2026-126890, CVE-2026-126891, CVE-2026-126892, CVE-2026-126893, CVE-2026-126894, CVE-2026-126895, CVE-2026-126896, CVE-2026-126897, CVE-2026-126898, CVE-2026-126899, CVE-2026-126900, CVE-2026-126901, CVE-2026-126902, CVE-2026-126903, CVE-2026-126904, CVE-2026-126905, CVE-2026-126906, CVE-2026-126907, CVE-2026-126908, CVE-2026-126909, CVE-2026-126910, CVE-2026-126911, CVE-2026-126912, CVE-2026-126913, CVE-2026-126914, CVE-2026-126915, CVE-2026-126916, CVE-2026-126917, CVE-2026-126918, CVE-2026-126919, CVE-2026-126920, CVE-2026-126921, CVE-2026-126922 |
| Authoritative release date | Desktop: November 11, 2026 at 20:02:26 UTC. Android: November 11, 2026 at 23:30 UTC; timestamps are from the official Chrome feed. |
| Authority revision date | Desktop feed revision: November 11, 2026 at 22:39:27 UTC. Android is a separate platform release at 23:30 UTC. |
| Affected versions | Stable-channel desktop and Android deployments pending the platform-specific security update below. Google does not provide a per-CVE introduction-version matrix in these posts. |
| Fixed version | Windows/macOS 157.0.8103.78 or 157.0.8103.79; Linux and Android 157.0.8103.78 |
| CVSS base score | Not provided by the authority |
| CVSS severity | Critical (highest vendor rating; 5 Critical and 78 High fixes) |
| Exploitation status | Google does not state exploitation of these 83 issues in the cited update posts.; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
What Changed
Google releases 83 security fixes for desktop Stable, including critical use-after-free flaws. The Android announcement explicitly inherits the corresponding desktop security fixes unless otherwise noted.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Record operating system, Chrome channel and full version, management policy, extensions, device owner and update status.
- Establish applicability. Use the Stable and Android targets stated here. Extended Stable and ChromeOS LTS have separate release targets and CVE lists; do not apply these version numbers to those channels.
- Remediate. Install the supported desktop update or the Android package from Google Play through approved management. Relaunch the browser to load the updated binaries and record rollout exceptions.
- Validate. Verify the running version after restart and test corporate authentication, required web applications, managed policies and essential extensions.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Google is staging availability over days or weeks. Track devices not yet offered the package. The posts provide severity ratings but no CVSS base scores, and severity alone does not establish exploitation.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
Correction policy: If the authority changes affected versions, fixed versions, severity, exploitation information, mitigations, or required action, TechGeeks will update this notice and its verification date.
