Google Chrome < 142.0.7444.135 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 274070

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 142.0.7444.135. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2025_11_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

- Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-12727)

- Out of bounds read in WebGPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-12725)

- Inappropriate implementation in Views in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page.
(Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-12726)

- Inappropriate implementation in Omnibox in Google Chrome on Android prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-12728, CVE-2025-12729)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 142.0.7444.135 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4eece78b

https://crbug.com/443906252

https://crbug.com/447172715

https://crbug.com/454485895

https://crbug.com/452392032

https://crbug.com/454354281

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 274070

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_142_0_7444_135.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/5/2025

Updated: 11/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-12725

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-12729

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-12725, CVE-2025-12726, CVE-2025-12727, CVE-2025-12728, CVE-2025-12729

IAVA: 2025-A-0821-S