CVE-2018-25282
Nmap 7.70 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malicious XML files with exponential entity expansion. Attackers can create a crafted XML file with nested entity definitions and open it through ZenMap's scan import functionality to cause the program to consume excessive system resources and crash.
Published:Apr 26, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 27, 2026
EPS:Apr 26, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00012
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Zenmap
Product
Zenmap
Zenmap
Zenmap
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
