Inappropriate implementation in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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

  - Inappropriate implementation in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker     who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a     crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2026-7958)

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 148.0.7778.96. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_05_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

  - Use after free in WebRTC. (CVE-2026-7928, CVE-2026-7987, CVE-2026-8016)

  - Integer overflow in Blink. (CVE-2026-7896)

  - Use after free in Mobile. (CVE-2026-7897)

  - Use after free in Chromoting. (CVE-2026-7898, CVE-2026-7925)

  - Out of bounds read and write in V8. (CVE-2026-7899)

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 148.0.7778.96. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_05_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

  - Use after free in WebRTC. (CVE-2026-7928, CVE-2026-7987, CVE-2026-8016)

  - Integer overflow in Blink. (CVE-2026-7896)

  - Use after free in Mobile. (CVE-2026-7897)

  - Use after free in Chromoting. (CVE-2026-7898, CVE-2026-7925)

  - Out of bounds read and write in V8. (CVE-2026-7899)

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
312853	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-7958	Nessus	Misc.	medium
312822	Google Chrome < 148.0.7778.96 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
312821	Google Chrome < 148.0.7778.96 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high

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CVE-2026-7958

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