Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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

  - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to     install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension.
    (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2026-17948)

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

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 151.0.7922.71. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_07_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924 advisory.

  - Use after free in Dawn. (CVE-2026-18017)

  - Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had     compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17650)

  - Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Dawn in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72     allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium     security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17651)

  - Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had     compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17652)

  - Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had     compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17653)

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 macOS host is prior to 151.0.7922.71. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_07_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924 advisory.

  - Use after free in Dawn. (CVE-2026-18017)

  - Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had     compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17650)

  - Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Dawn in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72     allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium     security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17651)

  - Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had     compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17652)

  - Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had     compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-17653)

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
330926	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-17948	Nessus	Misc.	high
330772	Google Chrome < 151.0.7922.71 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	critical
330771	Google Chrome < 151.0.7922.71 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical

Detections

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CVE-2026-17948

high

Tenable Plugins

high

critical

critical