Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-e900558e56 advisory.

    Update to 144.0.7559.132

          * CVE-2026-1861: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx
          * CVE-2026-1862: Type Confusion in V8


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 9bc5a730-0585-11f1-85c5-a8a1599412c6 advisory.

    Chrome Releases reports:
    This update includes 2 security fixes:

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD 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 remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20183-1 advisory.

    Changes in chromium:

    - Chromium 144.0.7559.132 (boo#1257650)
      * CVE-2026-1861: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome         prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially         exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
      * CVE-2026-1862: Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to         144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit         heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-db342a4417 advisory.

    Update to 144.0.7559.132

          * CVE-2026-1861: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx
          * CVE-2026-1862: Type Confusion in V8


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6122 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6122-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Andres Salomon     February 05, 2026                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : chromium     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-1861 CVE-2026-1862

    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 144.0.7559.109-2~deb12u1.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 144.0.7559.109-2~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.

  - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-1862)

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 144.0.7559.132. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_02_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

  - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-1862)

  - Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2026-1861)

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 144.0.7559.132. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_02_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

  - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-1862)

  - Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2026-1861)

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
298771	Fedora 42 : chromium (2026-e900558e56)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
298386	FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple security fixes (9bc5a730-0585-11f1-85c5-a8a1599412c6)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
298349	openSUSE 16 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2026:20183-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
298308	Fedora 43 : chromium (2026-db342a4417)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
298162	Debian dsa-6122 : chromium - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
297745	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-1862	Nessus	Misc.	high
297738	Google Chrome < 144.0.7559.132 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
297737	Google Chrome < 144.0.7559.132 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high

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