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Google Chrome < 138.0.7204.92 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 240978

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 138.0.7204.92. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2025_06_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30 advisory.

 - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-6554)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 138.0.7204.92 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2b59be60

https://crbug.com/427663123

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 240978

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_138_0_7204_92.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/30/2025

Updated: 7/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6554

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Google Chrome/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6554

IAVA: 2025-A-0466