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tenable nessus
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The tenable nessus tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about vulnerability scanning and patch management, particularly in relation to browser security updates. Recent threads highlight how Tenable Nessus is used to detect and prioritize critical flaws such as CVE-2025-8882 and CVE-2025-8901 in Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Topics include use-after-free vulnerabilities, out-of-bounds writes, and the importance of applying patches like Chrome 139.0.7258.127. The tag reflects a focus on enterprise IT security, vulnerability assessment workflows, and the role of Nessus in identifying exposures that require immediate remediation.
A recently disclosed memory-safety flaw in Chromium’s Aura windowing component — tracked as CVE-2025-8882 — allows a remote attacker who can trick a user into specific UI gestures to trigger a use‑after‑free that may lead to heap corruption; the bug was patched upstream in Google Chrome...
Chromium security teams fixed a high‑risk out‑of‑bounds write in the ANGLE graphics translation layer (tracked as CVE‑2025‑8901), and users of Chromium‑based browsers — including Microsoft Edge after Microsoft ingests the Chromium update — must upgrade to the patched builds (Chrome...