Chrome Security Risk Warning Issued For Windows And Mac Users By Indian Govt | Tech News

Last Updated:December 10, 2025, 11:04 IST

Chrome security risks continue to pose concerns for Windows and Mac users and the government is doing its bit.

Chrome users on Windows, Mac and Linux are at risk.

Google Chrome has one more major security issue that has been flagged by the company and now the Indian government is sharing the alert with millions of users in the country. The latest Chrome security warning this month comes via the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with a high severity ranking, which is never good news, especially when it involves a highly popular product like Chrome in question.

The web browser running on Windows and Mac is facing these concerns that can be exploited in dangerous ways. 

Chrome Security Issue: What Happened? 

The security agency has reiterated the issues facing the Google browser that is running on machines across the globe and used for both personal and business use. “Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Google Chrome due to Type Confusion and Race in V8; Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater, DevTools, Downloads, Split View, WebRTC, Password; Use after free in Digital Credentials, Media Stream; Bad cast in Loader. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by persuading the victim to visit a specially crafted web page,” the agency highlighted the issue.

This is the same security risk that Microsoft Edge users (both running the same Chromium engine) have been warned about earlier this month. 

These components are highly sophisticated but the company has clearly spotted something wrong that can become a problem for anybody using the browser and targeted by the hackers. 

And that’s who the security issue could be used to target. You have both end users as well as businesses using Chrome for desktop likely to be affected. These are the exact details of the Chrome versions running across platforms that are at risk: 

• Google Chrome versions prior to 143.0.7499.40/41 for Windows
• Google Chrome versions prior to 143.0.7499.40/41 for Mac
• Google Chrome versions prior to 143.0.7499.40 for Linux

And as we have said multiple times before, Google knows about these issues and offers a new version to fix them. Users now must download the latest available software update for Google Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. You can do this by heading over to the three-dot menu on Chrome – Settings – About – Update Chrome.

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