Google Chrome < 66.0.3359.139 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 275881

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 66.0.3359.139. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2018_04_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26 advisory.

- A double-eviction in the Incognito mode cache that lead to a user-after-free in cache in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.139 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2018-6118)

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 66.0.3359.139 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 275881

File Name: google_chrome_66_0_3359_139.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/20/2025

Updated: 11/20/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6118

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6118

IAVA: 2018-A-0129-S

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