Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads.

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6100 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6100-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Andres Salomon     January 14, 2026                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : chromium     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-0899 CVE-2026-0900 CVE-2026-0901 CVE-2026-0902                      CVE-2026-0903 CVE-2026-0904 CVE-2026-0905 CVE-2026-0906                      CVE-2026-0907 CVE-2026-0908

    Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result     in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information     disclosure.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed     in version 144.0.7559.59-1~deb12u1.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 144.0.7559.59-1~deb13u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

    For the detailed security status of chromium please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/chromium

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads. (CVE-2026-0903)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 144.0.7559.59. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_01_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13 advisory.

  - Use after free in ANGLE. (CVE-2026-0908)

  - Out of bounds memory access in V8. (CVE-2026-0899)

  - Inappropriate implementation in V8. (CVE-2026-0900, CVE-2026-0902)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Blink. (CVE-2026-0901)

  - Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads. (CVE-2026-0903)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 144.0.7559.59. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_01_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13 advisory.

  - Use after free in ANGLE. (CVE-2026-0908)

  - Out of bounds memory access in V8. (CVE-2026-0899)

  - Inappropriate implementation in V8. (CVE-2026-0900, CVE-2026-0902)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Blink. (CVE-2026-0901)

  - Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads. (CVE-2026-0903)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
284795	Debian dsa-6100 : chromium - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
283721	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-0903	Nessus	Misc.	critical
283571	Google Chrome < 144.0.7559.59 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
283570	Google Chrome < 144.0.7559.59 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	critical

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