Security News > 2023 > September > Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Found in Chrome, Firefox and Other Browsers

Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Found in Chrome, Firefox and Other Browsers Updates are now available to patch a Chrome vulnerability that would allow attackers to run malicious code.

It's time to update Google Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox or Thunderbird, Microsoft Edge, the Brave browser or Tor Browser; web development news site StackDiary has reported a zero-day vulnerability in all six browsers that could allow threat actors to execute malicious code.

Users of the affected browsers should update to the most up-to-date version in order to ensure the zero-day vulnerability is patched on their machines.

The problem isn't with the browsers - the vulnerability originates in the WebP Codec, StackDiary discovered.

Google, Mozilla, Brave, Microsoft and Tor have released security patches for this vulnerability.

In the case of other applications, this is an ongoing vulnerability for which patches may not exist; NIST noted that the vulnerability has not yet received full analysis.

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/chrome-firefox-security-vulnerability/