Google Chrome < 156.0.8078.79 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 373884

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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 156.0.8078.79. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2026_10_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02107719452 advisory.

- Use after free in Input. (CVE-2026-76031)

- Use after free in Frames. (CVE-2026-119260)

- Improper input validation in Skia. (CVE-2026-119261)

- Improper input validation in V8. (CVE-2026-119262)

- Memory corruption in GarbageCollection. (CVE-2026-119263)

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 156.0.8078.79 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 373884

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_156_0_8078_79.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 10/29/2026

Updated: 10/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 92.83

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-76031

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: 10/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-119260, CVE-2026-119261, CVE-2026-119262, CVE-2026-119263, CVE-2026-119264, CVE-2026-119265, CVE-2026-119266, CVE-2026-119267, CVE-2026-119268, CVE-2026-119269, CVE-2026-119270, CVE-2026-119271, CVE-2026-119272, CVE-2026-76024, CVE-2026-76025, CVE-2026-76026, CVE-2026-76027, CVE-2026-76028, CVE-2026-76029, CVE-2026-76030, CVE-2026-76031

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