Google Chrome reported as the most vulnerable browser in 2022

A new report has said that Google Chrome is the most vulnerable browser, with 303 vulnerabilities and a cumulative total of 3,159 vulnerabilities as of 2022. The Opera browser had no documented vulnerabilities so far in 2022 and only 344 total vulnerabilities.

Mozilla’s Firefox browser is in second place, with 117 vulnerabilities. Microsoft Edge had 103 vulnerabilities as of October 5, with an overall 806 vulnerabilities since its release. Meanwhile, Safari browser has some of the lowest levels of vulnerabilities, with 26 in Q1 22, and 1,139 cumulative vulnerabilities since its release.

Google Chrome is the only browser with new vulnerabilities in the five days in October. Recent ones include CVE-2022-3318, CVE-2022-3314, CVE-2022-3311, CVE-2022-3309, and CVE-2022-3307. Users can fix these by updating to Google Chrome version 106.0.5249.61.

The CVE programme tracks security flaws and vulnerabilities across multiple platforms. The database does not list details for these flaws yet, but the report said they can lead to memory corruption on a computer.