Google Releases Multiple Chrome Security Updates Amid Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Including CVE-2024-5274

May 24, 2024, 10:10 AM

Google has released multiple security updates for its Chrome browser, addressing several zero-day vulnerabilities. On May 15, Google posted nine Chrome patches, including one zero-day vulnerability. This marks the third zero-day reported by Google within the same week. The latest zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-5274, is under active exploitation. Users of Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi are advised to watch for patches. This is the eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day fixed by Google this year and the fourth in May alone. The urgency of these updates is underscored by the rapid succession of vulnerabilities, with the sixth zero-day of 2024 being patched just three days after the previous one.