Alert Google Chrome users! Government warns of major security risk: How to protect your devices

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has released a high-severity alert for desktop users of Google Chrome. This advisory affects systems running on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and warns of significant security flaws in outdated versions of the browser. These vulnerabilities could potentially be exploited by cybercriminals to gain remote control over compromised devices.

According to the alert, Chrome versions prior to 136.0.7103.113 on Linux and versions prior to 136.0.7103.113 or 136.0.7103.114 on Windows and Mac are susceptible to exploitation. The flaws stem from weaknesses in two components of the browser: the Loader and Mojo.