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Google Chrome Patched for Third Zero-Day Exploit of the Year

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Source: The Hacker News
Google Chrome Patched for Third Zero-Day Exploit of the Year
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TL;DR

Google has released a security update to patch a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome web browser that is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-3079, is a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. This is the third actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in Chrome that Google has addressed this year. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of Chrome to mitigate potential threats.

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  1. Zero-Day Alert: Google Issues Patch for New Chrome Vulnerability - Update Now!  The Hacker News
  2. New Emergency Google Chrome Security Update—0Day Exploit Confirmed  Forbes
  3. Exploited zero-day patched in Chrome (CVE-2023-3079)  Help Net Security
  4. Chrome's third exploited zero-day this year has also been fixed  TechRadar
  5. Update Now! Zero-Day Exploit Found Affecting Chrome and Edge Browsers  Techlicious

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