Ledger CTO Warns Users Over Critical Chrome Security Flaw
Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet has flagged a major Google Chrome security update that fixes 26 separate vulnerabilities, including four classified as critical and 22 as high severity. Google’s patch addresses bugs that could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code in affected Chromium-based browsers, a risk that surfaced in the past 24 hours and drew immediate attention from the crypto security community.
The issue matters for crypto users because browser-based wallets, extensions and decentralized apps rely on the browser as a trust boundary; a remote code execution could be used to intercept sessions, inject malicious prompts, or manipulate transaction displays. Users should install Chrome’s update promptly, keep wallet firmware and companion apps current, and avoid interacting with untrusted sites or unexpected prompts. Developers and service providers should also review Chromium dependencies and apply fixes to reduce exposure.