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Google Chrome < 145.0.7632.159 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 300937

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 145.0.7632.159. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_03_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Insufficient data validation in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
 High) (CVE-2026-3545)

 - Integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-3538)

 - Integer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
 Critical) (CVE-2026-3536)

 - Object lifecycle issue in PowerVR in Google Chrome on Android prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
 Critical) (CVE-2026-3537)

 - Object lifecycle issue in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-3539)

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 145.0.7632.159 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0d6f8e31

https://crbug.com/485622239

https://crbug.com/474266014

https://crbug.com/484983991

https://crbug.com/483853098

https://crbug.com/484088917

https://crbug.com/484811719

https://crbug.com/485152421

https://crbug.com/485267831

https://crbug.com/485683110

https://crbug.com/487383169

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 300937

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_145_0_7632_159.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/5/2026

Updated: 3/6/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

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-2026-3545

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-2026-3538

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3536, CVE-2026-3537, CVE-2026-3538, CVE-2026-3539, CVE-2026-3540, CVE-2026-3541, CVE-2026-3542, CVE-2026-3543, CVE-2026-3544, CVE-2026-3545

IAVA: 2026-A-0207