CVE-2026-72712: Nmap 7.99 Denial of Service via Zero-Length TCP Option Packet

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Aug

Released

2026-08-14

Last Updated

2026-09-13

EPSS Score

0.50% (percentile: 40.7%)

Affected Products (2)

Other

• 21560-17084
• 21810-17084

Security Updates (1)

• Security Update

Revision History

• 2026-08-14: Information published.
• 2026-09-09: Information published.
• 2026-09-13: Information published.