If you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, or Brave to browse the web, you should update your browser now to fix a security issue called “critical” by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
All browsers mentioned have released updates to fix the problem. If the vulnerability is not resolved, a hostile actor could gain access to your computer or execute malicious code on your computer. The browsers should update automatically, but you may need to restart your browser for the relevant update to be applied.
The website StackDiary reports that the issue could also affect Electron-based applications, such as Signal. The site reports that 1Password, one of the best password managers of 2023also released an update to address this vulnerability.
According to NIST, the problem has to do with the WebP image format, which many browsers and other software use to compress images.
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