The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 148.0.7778.167. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_05_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12 advisory.

  - Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who     convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome     Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2026-8587)

  - Use after free in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2026-8580)

  - Heap buffer overflow in WebML in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to     execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)     (CVE-2026-8509)

  - Integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who     had compromised the renderer process to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-8510)

  - Use after free in UI in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-8511)

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

Detections

Analytics

Google Chrome < 148.0.7778.167 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 314745

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.3 May 19, 2026, 3:29 PM Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202605191529
Version 1.2 May 18, 2026, 10:04 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 9.6) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2026-8580") Plugin Feed: 202605181004
Version 1.1 May 15, 2026, 12:01 PM New Plugin Feed: 202605151201