Google recently released an emergency security patch for the Chrome web browser, fixing a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild.
Google has not yet provided technical details regarding the vulnerability, which has been dubbed CVE-2021-37973. Still, this comes on the heels of 19 other vulnerabilities being disclosed and patched, affecting the Windows, macOS, and Linux versions of Chrome.
So far in 2021, Google has released patches for 12 zero-day flaws. Chrome currently holds around 70% of the browser market share, which means that over 2.5 billion users globally are susceptible to these critical vulnerabilities.
Since Chrome is such a widely used browser, it's important to stay up-to-date on these fixes as soon as they become available. Acronis Cyber Protect's patch management and vulnerability assessment capabilities make it easy to find and apply the latest available patches — for Chrome and other popular software — on one or multiple devices.
