CERT-FR Flags Multiple Chrome Vulnerabilities
CERT-FR advisory lists 20 Chrome vulnerabilities fixed in versions 156.0.8078.79/80 for Linux, Windows, and Mac; exploitation status unspecified.
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What to check
- Applies to
- The 20 CVEs named below. Whether you run an affected version is not assessed: check the versions the source lists.
- Exploitation
- No exploitation in the wild and no public exploit is recorded for the CVEs named.
CERT-FR published an advisory summarizing multiple vulnerabilities patched in Google Chrome's stable channel update dated 29 October 2026. The advisory covers Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.79 for Linux and Windows, and prior to 156.0.8078.80 for Mac. The vendor has not specified the exact nature of the security impact for these issues, though CERT-FR notes they allow an attacker to cause an unspecified security problem, consistent with standard browser vulnerability classes (memory corruption, type confusion, use-after-free, etc. commonly seen in Chrome advisories).
Twenty CVEs are referenced (CVE-2026-119260 through CVE-2026-119272, and CVE-2026-76024 through CVE-2026-76031), though no technical details, severity ratings, or exploitation status are provided in this advisory beyond a link to Google's official release notes. Defenders should treat this as a standard browser patch advisory requiring routine update management rather than emergency response, pending further detail from Google's own bulletin.
No indicators of compromise, threat actor attribution, or active exploitation are mentioned. The recommended action is straightforward: update affected Chrome installations to the fixed versions as specified, in line with standard patch management practices for widely deployed browser software.
Mentioned in this report
Source reporting: https://www.cert.cyber.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-1422
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