Everyone who uses Chrome urged to quit their browser and restart it immediately

All Chrome user should check their settings without delay and make sure they are running the very latest version.

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If your chosen web browser happens to be Google's Chrome application, you are advised to restart it without delay. The US technology giant has just confirmed the release of an update that fixes a bug found within this popular internet searching software.

That might not sound all that important, but this latest release is urgent and has been given the dreaded "zero-day" rating. For those not up to speed with the latest tech jargon, a zero-day threat means hackers are aware of it and are actively exploiting it in the wild.

" Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-5419 exists in the wild," Google said in an update posted on its security pages.

It's now vital that you head to the settings and make sure things are fully up to date. If not, you'll need to relaunch the browsers without delay.

If you own a Mac or Windows PC, the Chrome version you should be running is 137.0.7151.68/.69.

"The Stable channel has been updated to 137.0.7151.68/.69 for Windows, Mac and 137.0.7151.68 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks," Google added.

According to Google's latest update, the CVE-2025-5419 issue is caused by "out of bounds read and write in V8". It was reported by Clement Lecigne and Benoît Sevens of Google Threat Analysis Group.

As long as you restart your browser, you won't be affected, so now is a good time to check and make sure everything is up to date.