CVE-2026-72712
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in nmap to perform a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote denial of service vulnerability allows anonymous attackers to crash or degrade nmap service.
- Who is affected
- All nmap deployments exposed to untrusted network input are vulnerable.
- Urgency
- Medium; not yet exploited in the wild, but DoS impact warrants timely patching.
- Action
- Update to the latest patched version of nmap.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.42% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 36% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] nmap: Vulnerability enables Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-08-12
- mediumCVE-2026-72712: Nmap versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows …nvd · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-72712: Nmap 7.99 Denial of Service via Zero-Length TCP Option Packetmsrc · 2026-08-11
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