Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Beta 79 (79.0.3945.18) for Android: it's now  available on Google Play.

You can see a partial list of the changes in the  Git log ...Read More

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Beta 79 (79.0.3945.18) for Android: it's now available on Google Play.

You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Ben Mason
Google Chrome

The stable channel has been updated to 78.0.3904.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

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The stable channel has been updated to 78.0.3904.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

Security Fixes and Rewards

Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.

This update includes 2 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.

[$7500][1013868] High CVE-2019-13721: Use-after-free in PDFium. Reported by banananapenguin on 2019-10-12

[$TBD][1019226] High CVE-2019-13720: Use-after-free in audio. Reported by Anton Ivanov and Alexey Kulaev at Kaspersky Labs on 2019-10-29

Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2019-13720 exists in the wild.

We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable channel.

A list of all changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Srinivas Sista
Google Chrome

Krishna Govind
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The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 79 to the beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 79.0.3945.16 contains our usual under-the-hood performance and stability tweaks, but there are also some cool new features to explore - please head to the Chromium blog to learn more!

A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Krishna Govind

Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.13 (Platform version: 12607.9.0) for most Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Changes can be viewed Read More

The Dev channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.13 (Platform version: 12607.9.0) for most Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Changes can be viewed here.

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).

Cindy Bayless
Google Chrome OS

The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.16 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.16 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A partial list of changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Krishna Govind Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 79.0.3943.1 (Platform version: 12607.2.0) for most Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Changes can be viewed Read More

The Dev channel has been updated to 79.0.3943.1 (Platform version: 12607.2.0) for most Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Changes can be viewed here.




If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).

Cindy Bayless
Google Chrome OS

The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.8 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.8 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A partial list of changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Krishna Govind Google Chrome

The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 78 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

Chrome 78.0.3904.70 contains a number of fixes and improvements -- a list of changes is available in the log. Watch out for upcoming Chrome and Chromium blog posts about new features and big efforts delivered in 78.Read More

The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 78 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

Chrome 78.0.3904.70 contains a number of fixes and improvements -- a list of changes is available in the log. Watch out for upcoming Chrome and Chromium blog posts about new features and big efforts delivered in 78.

Security Fixes and Rewards

This update includes 37 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.

[$20000][1001503] High CVE-2019-13699: Use-after-free in media. Reported by Man Yue Mo of Semmle Security Research Team on 2019-09-06

[$15000][998431] High CVE-2019-13700: Buffer overrun in Blink. Reported by Man Yue Mo of Semmle Security Research Team on 2019-08-28

[$1000][998284] High CVE-2019-13701: URL spoof in navigation. Reported by David Erceg on 2019-08-27
[$5000][1007194] High CVE-2019-13765: Use-after-free in content delivery manager. Reported by Guang Gong of Alpha Team, Qihoo 360 on 2019-09-24

[$5000][991125] Medium CVE-2019-13702: Privilege elevation in Installer. Reported by Phillip Langlois (phillip.langlois@nccgroup.com) and Edward Torkington (edward.torkington@nccgroup.com), NCC Group on 2019-08-06

[$3000][992838] Medium CVE-2019-13703: URL bar spoofing. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2019-08-12

[$3000][1001283] Medium CVE-2019-13704: CSP bypass. Reported by Jun Kokatsu, Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research on 2019-09-05

[$2000][989078] Medium CVE-2019-13705: Extension permission bypass. Reported by Luan Herrera (@lbherrera_) on 2019-07-30

[$2000][1001159] Medium CVE-2019-13706: Out-of-bounds read in PDFium. Reported by pdknsk on 2019-09-05

[$1000][859349] Medium CVE-2019-13707: File storage disclosure. Reported by Andrea Palazzo on 2018-07-01

[$1000][931894] Medium CVE-2019-13708: HTTP authentication spoof. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2019-02-13

[$1000][1005218] Medium CVE-2019-13709: File download protection bypass. Reported by Zhong Zhaochen of andsecurity.cn on 2019-09-18

[$500][756825] Medium CVE-2019-13710: File download protection bypass. Reported by bernardo.mrod on 2017-08-18

[$500][986063] Medium CVE-2019-13711: Cross-context information leak. Reported by David Erceg on 2019-07-20

[$500][1004341] Medium CVE-2019-15903: Buffer overflow in expat. Reported by Sebastian Pipping on 2019-09-16

[$N/A][993288] Medium CVE-2019-13713: Cross-origin data leak. Reported by David Erceg on 2019-08-13

[$2000][982812] Low CVE-2019-13714: CSS injection. Reported by Jun Kokatsu, Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research on 2019-07-10

[$500][760855] Low CVE-2019-13715: Address bar spoofing. Reported by xisigr of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab on 2017-08-31

[$500][1005948] Low CVE-2019-13716: Service worker state error. Reported by Barron Hagerman on 2019-09-19

[$N/A][839239] Low CVE-2019-13717: Notification obscured. Reported by xisigr of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab on 2018-05-03

[$N/A][866162] Low CVE-2019-13718: IDN spoof. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2018-07-20

[$N/A][927150] Low CVE-2019-13719: Notification obscured. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2019-01-31

We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable channel.

As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:

• [1016016] Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives

Many of our security bugs are detected using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, Control Flow Integrity, libFuzzer, or AFL.

Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Thank you,

Srinivas Sista

Hi, everyone! We've just released Chrome 78 (78.0.3904.62) for Android: it'll become  available on Google Play over the next few weeks.

This release contains the following features, as well as stability and performance improvements ...Read More

Hi, everyone! We've just released Chrome 78 (78.0.3904.62) for Android: it'll become available on Google Play over the next few weeks.

This release contains the following features, as well as stability and performance improvements:

• Dark theme for Chrome menus, settings, and surfaces. Find it in Settings > Themes.

You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Krishna Govind
Google Chrome

Srinivas Sista
Read More

The beta channel has been updated to 78.0.3904.85 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Srinivas Sista

Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 79.0.3940.0 (Platform version: 12598.0.0) for most Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Changes can be viewed Read More

The Dev channel has been updated to 79.0.3940.0 (Platform version: 12598.0.0) for most Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Changes can be viewed here.


If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).

Cindy Bayless
Google Chrome OS

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Beta 78 (78.0.3904.62) for Android: it's now  available on Google Play.

You can see a partial list of the changes in the  Git log ...Read More

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Beta 78 (78.0.3904.62) for Android: it's now available on Google Play.

You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Krishna Govind
Google Chrome

Srinivas Sista
Read More

The beta channel has been updated to 78.0.3904.63 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Srinivas Sista

Google Chrome

The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3941.4 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3941.4 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A partial list of changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Lakshmana Pamarthy Google Chrome

The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3938.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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The Dev Channel has been updated to 79.0.3938.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A partial list of changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Lakshmana Pamarthy Google Chrome

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The Stable channel has been updated to 77.0.3865.120 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A list of all changes is available in the log.

Security Fixes and Rewards

Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.

This update includes 8 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.

[$20500][1005753] High CVE-2019-13693: Use-after-free in IndexedDB.

Reported by Guang Gong of Alpha Team, Qihoo 360 on 2019-09-19

[$TBD][1005251] High CVE-2019-13694: Use-after-free in WebRTC.

Reported by banananapenguin on 2019-09-18

[$15000][1004730] High CVE-2019-13695: Use-after-free in audio.

Reported by Man Yue Mo of Semmle Security Research Team on 2019-09-17

[$7500][1000635] High CVE-2019-13696: Use-after-free in V8.

Reported by Guang Gong of Alpha Team, Qihoo 360 on 2019-09-04

[$2000][990849] High CVE-2019-13697: Cross-origin size leak.

Reported by Luan Herrera @lbherrera_ on 2019-08-05

We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the Stable channel.

As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:

• [1011875] Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives

Many of our security bugs are detected using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, Control Flow Integrity, libFuzzer, or AFL.

Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Lakshmana Pamarthy

Google Chrome