Google Releases Emergency Patch for Fifth Chrome Zero-Day Exploit This Year

Google has issued urgent security updates to address a fifth zero-day vulnerability in Chrome (CVE-2026-11645) that is currently being exploited. This high-severity flaw, an out-of-bounds read and write issue in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code. Users are advised to update their browsers immediately to mitigate the risk.